negligence
英 ['negl?d?(?)ns]
美['n?ɡl?d??ns]
- n. 疏忽；忽視；粗心大意
CET6+IELTSGRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
中文詞源
negligence 疏忽，失職
來自negligent,疏忽的，失職的。
英文詞源
- negligence (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French negligence "negligence, sloth; injury, injustice" (12c.), and directly from Latin neclegentia, neglegentia "carelessness, heedlessness, neglect," from neglegentem (nominative neglegens) "heedless, careless, unconcerned," present participle of neglegere "to neglect" (see neglect (v.)).
雙語例句
- 1. The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.
- 事故是由于司機(jī)的過失造成的。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.
- 證明對方犯有疏忽罪的舉證責(zé)任落在原告身上.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Many a customer has been lost through negligence of service.
- 由于服務(wù)不周失去了許多老主顧.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. They charged him with negligence of duty.
- 他們指責(zé)他玩忽職守.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. His negligence was nothing less than criminal.
- 他的粗心大意無異于犯罪.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》