记忆方法
将“negligent”分解为“ne-gli-gent”。想象一个字母“N”像是不小心（neglecting）地漏掉了某物，而“li”和“gent”则像是两个旁观者（li-gent）在旁边指出这种疏忽（neglect）。通过这种场景，可以记住“negligent”意味着疏忽或粗心大意的。
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中文词源
negligent 疏忽的，过失的
来自neglect,忽视。引申词义疏忽，失职。
英语词源
- negligent (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French negligent "careless, negligent" (13c.) or directly from Latin negligentem "heedless, careless, unconcerned" (see negligence). Related: Negligently.
权威例句
- 1. Retrospectively, it seems as if they probably were negligent.
- 回想起来，他们似乎很可能疏忽了。
- 2. Laura acknowledged this compliment with a negligent wave of her left hand.
- 劳拉随意挥了挥左手算是听到了这个赞扬。
- 3. The Council had acted in a negligent manner.
- 市政会的做法属于失职。
- 4. The school had been negligent in not informing the child's parents about the incident.
- 校方疏忽了，没有向这孩子的父母通报这件事。
- 5. The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.
- 委员会听说他玩忽职守.