remiss

remiss

英 [rɪ'mɪs]
　　美 [rɪ'mɪs]

adj. 怠慢的；遲緩的；不小心的

中文詞源：

remiss 疏忽的，懈怠的

來自拉丁語 remittere,松開，松懈，減輕，送走，來自 re-,向後，往回，mittere,送出，送走， 詞源同 emit,remit.-ss,過去分詞格。引申詞義疏忽的，懈怠的。

例句：

1. I would be remiss if I did not do some-thing about it.
如果我對此不做點兒什麼，就是不負責任。

2. It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner.
他們粗心大意，沒有早一些通知我們這些變化。

3. It was remiss of him to forget her birthday.
他竟忘瞭她的生日,實在是糊塗.

4. I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
如果我對此不做點兒什麼，就是不負責任。

5. No policeman ought to be remiss in his duties.
警員不應該玩忽職守.