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irresponsibility of [someone]
用于指出某人的不负责任行为。
The irresponsibility of the management led to the company's downfall.
管理层的不负责任导致了公司的倒闭。
不负责任；无责任感
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
不负责任；无责任感
the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for one's actions
The irresponsibility of the management led to the company's downfall.
管理层的不负责任导致了公司的倒闭。
不负责任的性格或状态；缺乏责任感；不承担义务。
The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.
His frequent lateness showed a troubling irresponsibility toward the whole team.
他经常迟到，表现出对全队的一种令人担忧的不负责任。
The report criticizes the company's irresponsibility in ignoring safety rules.
这份报告批评了该公司忽视安全规定的不负责任行为。
Voters were angry at the government's irresponsibility with public money.
选民对政府滥用公共资金的不负责任行为感到愤怒。
用于指出某人的不负责任行为。
The irresponsibility of the management led to the company's downfall.
管理层的不负责任导致了公司的倒闭。
Driving without a seatbelt is an act of irresponsibility.
开车不系安全带是一种不负责任的行为。
正式用语，强调责任归属。
The accident was caused by irresponsibility on the part of the driver.
事故是由司机方面的不负责任造成的。
Not this
He is irresponsibility.
Use this
He is irresponsible.
在系动词后应用形容词“irresponsible”作表语，而非名词“irresponsibility”。
Not this
He made many irresponsibilities.
Use this
He showed a lot of irresponsibility.
“irresponsibility”为不可数名词，不能用复数形式，也不与“many”搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
严重不负责任
The company's gross irresponsibility endangered its employees.
公司严重不负责任，危及员工安全。
十足的不负责任
Leaving the children alone at night was sheer irresponsibility.
晚上把孩子独自留下是彻头彻尾不负责任的行为。
不负责任的行为
Driving while drunk is an act of irresponsibility.
酒后驾车是一种不负责任的行为。
……方面的不负责任
The accident revealed irresponsibility on the part of the management.
这起事故暴露出管理方的不负责任。
社会责任感缺失
The report criticized the company's social irresponsibility.
该报告批评了这家公司社会责任感缺失。
指责某人不负责任
They accused the official of irresponsibility.
他们指责这位官员不负责任。
Use irresponsibility naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：ir- 表示‘不’，responsibility 是责任；把责任当皮球踢走，就是 irresponsibility（不负责任）。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news commentary、serious discussion irresponsibility 是抽象名词，比 irresponsible 更书面化，通常用于正式写作或严肃讨论，表示责任感的缺失；口语中较常改用 being irresponsible 或 irresponsible behavior。该词在正式评价中比较常见。
这些词都以 /ˈbɪləti/ 结尾并重读该音节，因此都与 irresponsibility 押韵。注意：并非所有以 -ity 结尾的词都押韵，如 city /ˈsɪti/、university /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti/、curiosity /ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti/，它们的重读元音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.