negligent

negligent

英 ['neɡlɪdʒənt]
　　美 ['nɛɡlɪdʒənt]

adj. 疏忽的；粗心大意的

中文詞源：

negligent 疏忽的，過失的

來自neglect,忽視。引申詞義疏忽，失職。

例句：

1. Retrospectively, it seems as if they probably were negligent.
回想起來，他們似乎很可能疏忽瞭。

2. Laura acknowledged this compliment with a negligent wave of her left hand.
勞拉隨意揮瞭揮左手算是聽到瞭這個贊揚。

3. The Council had acted in a negligent manner.
市政會的做法屬於失職。

4. The school had been negligent in not informing the child's parents about the incident.
校方疏忽瞭，沒有向這孩子的父母通報這件事。

5. The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.
委員會聽說他玩忽職守.