Word · Frequency #4843
Fully loadednegligence
疏忽；粗心大意
failure to take reasonable care; carelessness
- 1.
The state of being negligent.
疏忽；懈怠。
- 2.
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
未能以理性人在相同情况下应有的谨慎行事
- 3.
The tort whereby a duty of reasonable care was breached, causing damage: any conduct short of intentional or reckless action that falls below the legal standard for preventing unreasonable injury.
侵权法上的过失:违反合理注意义务造成损害；指低于防止不合理伤害的法律标准的行为,但不包括故意或放任的行为。
- 4.
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
疏忽职责、缺乏关心的特质
- 5.
The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.
违反注意义务:未能尽到理性人在类似情况下应尽的注意标准。
疏忽；懈怠。；未能以理性人在相同情况下应有的谨慎行事；侵权法上的过失:违反合理注意义务造成损害；指低于防止不合理伤害的法律标准的行为,但不包括故意或放任的行为。；疏忽职责、缺乏关心的特质；违反注意义务:未能尽到理性人在类似情况下应尽的注意标准。
In use
His negligence in checking the data led to a costly error.
The babysitter's negligence caused the child to fall off the swing.
She regretted her negligence in not locking the car door.
negligence in + noun/gerund
The accident was caused by negligence in safety procedures.
事故是由于安全程序方面的疏忽造成的。
negligence of + noun
His negligence of duty led to his dismissal.
他对职责的疏忽导致他被解雇。
gross negligence
指严重的疏忽行为
Connections
Collocations
- gross negligence
- 严重疏忽
- The court found the company guilty of gross negligence.法庭判定该公司犯有严重疏忽。
- contributory negligence
- 共同过失
- The plaintiff's contributory negligence reduced the damage award.原告的共同过失减少了损害赔偿金。
- criminal negligence
- 刑事疏忽
- He was charged with criminal negligence after the accident.事故后他被控刑事疏忽。
- negligence claim
- 疏忽索赔
- They filed a negligence claim against the manufacturer.他们向制造商提起了疏忽索赔。
- negligence case
- 疏忽案件
- The lawyer specialized in medical negligence cases.这名律师专攻医疗疏忽案件。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
negligence = neg（否定）+ ligence（智力），否定智力就是疏忽大意。
Context & Register
多用于法律语境（如侵权责任）和日常疏忽行为，语体偏正式但日常也可用。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，常用搭配 negligence of sth
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words sharing the ending sound /-dʒəns/: intelligence, diligence. Words with similar spelling (-ence) but ending sound /-əns/: conference, reference, difference. Also the related adjective negligent with ending /-dʒənt/.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.