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negligent
疏忽的;粗心大意的
核心释义
Failing to take proper care; careless or inattentive.
- 1.
粗心大意的,疏忽的。
Careless or inattentive.
- 2.
以疏忽和过度缺乏关心为特征
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
- 3.
因疏忽而有罪的。
Culpable due to negligence.
失职的;有过失的;粗心大意的,疏忽的。;以疏忽和过度缺乏关心为特征;因疏忽而有罪的。;疏忽的
用法In use
The landlord was negligent in maintaining the property, leading to several safety hazards.
用法提示:这里“negligent”是形容词,表示疏忽的,描述房东的行为特征。
She was fired for being negligent in her duties as a nurse.
用法提示:“negligent”作形容词,与介词in搭配,表示在职责上疏忽。
The company's negligent attitude towards environmental regulations resulted in heavy fines.
用法提示:“negligent”修饰名词attitude,表示疏忽的态度。
negligent parents
negligent of detail
negligent in his correspondence
be negligent in doing sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- grossly negligent
- 严重疏忽的;极其失职的
- The court found the company grossly negligent in maintaining safety standards.法院认定该公司在维护安全标准方面严重疏忽。
- criminally negligent
- 构成刑事疏忽的;过失犯罪的
- He was accused of criminally negligent homicide.他被指控犯有刑事疏忽杀人罪。
- negligent in
- 在……方面疏忽的
- She was negligent in supervising her children.她在照看孩子方面疏忽了。
- negligent of
- 忽视……的;不关心……的
- He was negligent of his own health.他忽视了自己的健康。
- negligent driving
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
negligent 像 neglect(忽视),想想被 neglected 的事,人就是 negligent(疏忽大意的)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:法律文书、正式报告、责任认定语境 negligent 多用于正式或法律语境,表示因疏忽、缺乏应有关心而造成过失;日常口语中更常用 careless。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 negligent (/ˈnɛɡlədʒənt/) 完全押韵。拼写相似的 intelligent、diligent、elegant 发音都不同:intelligent 为 /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt/,diligent 为 /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/,elegant 为 /ˈɛlɪɡənt/,只有末尾的 /dʒənt/ 或 /ɡənt/ 相近。neglect (/nɪˈɡlɛkt/) 虽以 neg 开头,但发音差异很大。
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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