Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #9494
irresponsible
不负责任的；无责任感的；疏忽的
核心释义
Lacking a sense of responsibility; acting or done without responsibility; negligent.
- 1.
缺乏责任感；表现出或做出不负责任的行为；疏忽的。
Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.
- 2.
对后果不负责任的,缺乏责任心的
showing lack of care for consequences
不顾后果的；轻率的；缺乏责任感；表现出或做出不负责任的行为；疏忽的。；对后果不负责任的,缺乏责任心的；不负责任的；不可靠的
用法In use
Leaving the door unlocked was irresponsible of him.
用法提示：这里'irresponsible'表示他没有尽到责任。
It is irresponsible to ignore safety warnings.
用法提示：这里'irresponsible'表示忽视警告是不负责任的行为。
She was criticized for her irresponsible spending habits.
用法提示：这里'irresponsible'描述她的消费习惯不负责任。
behaved like an irresponsible idiot
hasty and irresponsible action
it + be + irresponsible + of + noun/pronoun + to-infinitive
用于谴责某人的行为。
It was irresponsible of him to leave the children alone.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- irresponsible behavior
- 不负责任的行为
- His irresponsible behavior caused many problems.他不负责任的行为导致了许多问题。
- irresponsible attitude
- 不负责任的态度
- She has an irresponsible attitude towards her duties.她对自己的职责持不负责任的态度。
- irresponsible actions
- 不负责任的行动
- The company was criticized for its irresponsible actions.该公司因不负责任的行动而受到批评。
- irresponsible spending
- 不负责任的消费
- Irresponsible spending led to his financial ruin.不负责任的消费导致了他财务上的破产。
- irresponsible driver
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个人说'I don't care'的动作，就是不负责的(irresponsible)表现。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：general criticism、workplace、news discourse 该词常用于批评不负责任的行为，多出现在正式场合（如新闻报道、工作会议）及非正式对话中，语气偏负面但风格中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'responsible' rhymes with 'irresponsible' as it shares the same stressed syllable and ending. The other words share the -ible spelling but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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