negligence

英 ['negl?d?(?)ns] 美['n?ɡl?d??ns]
  • n. 疏忽;忽視;粗心大意

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中文詞源


negligence 疏忽,失職

來(lái)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(yǔ)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(guò)失造成的。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.
證明對(duì)方犯有疏忽罪的舉證責(zé)任落在原告身上.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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(lái)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(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. His negligence was nothing less than criminal.
他的粗心大意無(wú)異于犯罪.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》