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。
疏忽；粗心大意
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。
failure to take reasonable care; carelessness
疏忽；懈怠。
The state of being negligent.
未能以理性人在相同情况下应有的谨慎行事
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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。
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.
疏忽职责、缺乏关心的特质
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
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。
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.
His negligence in checking the data led to a costly error.
他对检查数据的疏忽导致了一个代价高昂的错误。
用法提示：negligence为不可数名词，表示疏忽，此处作主语。
The babysitter's negligence caused the child to fall off the swing.
保姆的疏忽导致孩子从秋千上摔下来。
用法提示：negligence为名词，表示粗心大意，作主语。
She regretted her negligence in not locking the car door.
她后悔自己没有锁车门的疏忽。
用法提示：negligence为名词，表示疏忽行为，作宾语。
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。
His negligence of duty led to his dismissal.
他对职责的疏忽导致他被解雇。
指严重的疏忽行为
The court found the company guilty of gross negligence.
法院判定该公司犯有重大过失。
法律术语，指受害人自身的过失
The plaintiff's contributory negligence reduced the damages awarded.
原告的共同过失减少了赔偿金额。
更强调粗心而非法律上的注意义务，日常用法更普遍
可指故意或无意，而negligence常指法律上应尽义务的疏忽
语气更强，尤指职务或责任上的严重疏忽
侧重无意造成的遗漏，不暗示长期或习惯性疏忽
常指态度或标准上的松懈，而非具体行为上的失误
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very negligence.
正确表达He is very negligent.
Negligence 是名词，不能用作形容词；应使用其形容词形式 negligent。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was accused of negligence on his duties.
正确表达He was accused of negligence in his duties.
表示“在某方面的疏忽”时，negligence 后应接介词 in，而非 on。
与“疏忽”相对，指认真避免错误的态度
与“疏忽”相对，指持续努力和关注细节
与“疏忽”相对，指集中精神于某事物
与“疏忽”相对，指行为小心以避免危险或错误
与“疏忽”相对，指保持警觉以防潜在问题
negligence强调法律上的疏忽责任；neglect强调故意或无意地不关心或忽略
negligence较正式，常用于法律语境；carelessness更日常，指粗心大意的行为
negligence指未能采取合理注意；inattention单纯指注意力不集中
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。
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。
刑事疏忽
He was charged with criminal negligence after the accident.
事故后他被控刑事疏忽。
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。
疏忽案件
The lawyer specialized in medical negligence cases.
这名律师专攻医疗疏忽案件。
neglig- + -ent
negligent + -ly
neglig- + -ible
negligible + -ly
刑事疏忽
The driver was charged with criminal negligence after the accident.
事故发生后，司机被控刑事疏忽。
重大过失
The company was sued for gross negligence in failing to maintain safety standards.
该公司因未能维持安全标准而被起诉重大过失。
玩忽职守
The officer was dismissed for negligence of duty.
该官员因玩忽职守被解职。
疏忽是指没有做到一个理性人会做的事，或者做了谨慎和理性的人不会做的事。
This definition from the famous English case Blyth v. Birmingham Waterworks Co. is often used to explain the concept of negligence in law.
这个来自英国著名案例Blyth v. Birmingham Waterworks Co.的定义常用于解释法律中的疏忽概念。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.