Negligent
[ 'nɛɡlɪdʒənt ]
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adj. 疏忽的;粗心大意的;不留心的;懒散;
💡 词根助记
neg没有+lig选择，收集+ent…的 → 没有选择的 → 疏忽的，忽视的，不小心的
📝 例句
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。
🌱 联想助记
【记】neg-前缀“否认、拒绝”,ligent-谐音“力紧它”:没有用力关紧→疏忽
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-lect-表示“选择”
常见变体有-leg-、-lig-
📖 牛津释义
negligent
adj
not giving proper attention or care to sth; careless 忽视的; 疏忽的; 粗心大意的
She was negligent in her work. 她对工作粗心大意.
He was negligent of his duties. 他玩忽职守.
🔁 扩展释义
*['neglidʒәnt]a. 疏忽的, 粗心的, 不在意的相关词组: be negligent of one's duties be negligent of
🌿 同词根单词
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Perhaps I' ll go to that one.
我也许会去听听那个报告。
It took great imagination as well as patience for Annie to teach me to speak.
教我说话需要极大的想像力和耐心。
The lawyer was brief and to the point.
律师简明扼要地说道。