词族 · remiss
词形变化
中文词源
remiss 疏忽的，懈怠的
来自拉丁语 remittere,松开，松懈，减轻，送走，来自 re-,向后，往回，mittere,送出，送走， 词源同 emit,remit.-ss,过去分词格。引申词义疏忽的，懈怠的。
英语词源
- remiss (adj.)
- early 15c., "weak, dissolved," from Latin remissus "relaxed, languid; negligent," past participle of remittere "slacken, abate, let go" (see remit). Meaning "characterized by lack of strictness" is attested from mid-15c.; that of "characterized by negligence" is from mid-15c.
权威例句
- 1. I would be remiss if I did not do some-thing about it.
- 如果我对此不做点儿什么，就是不负责任。
- 2. It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner.
- 他们粗心大意，没有早一些通知我们这些变化。
- 3. It was remiss of him to forget her birthday.
- 他竟忘了她的生日,实在是糊涂.
- 4. I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
- 如果我对此不做点儿什么，就是不负责任。
- 5. No policeman ought to be remiss in his duties.
- 警员不应该玩忽职守.