negligence

英 [ˈneɡlɪdʒəns]

美 [ˈneɡlɪdʒəns]

n.  疏忽; 失职; 失误; 过失

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BNC.4843 / COCA.11719

牛津词典

noun

• 疏忽；失职；失误； 过失
  the failure to give sb/sth enough care or attention
  1. The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.
     事故是由于司机的过失造成的。
  2. The doctor was sued for medical negligence.
     这名医生因为引致医疗事故而被起诉。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 疏忽;失误;失职
  If someone is guilty ofnegligence, they have failed to do something which they ought to do.
  1. The soldiers were ordered to appear before a disciplinary council on charges of negligence.
     士兵们被控玩忽职守，被勒令接受纪律委员会的审查。

英英释义

noun

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
  Synonym:carelessnessneglectnonperformance
• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
  Synonym:neglectneglectfulness

双语例句

• He was forgiven his negligence.
  他的疏忽被宽恕了。
• That's a gross negligence.
  那是个重大的疏忽。
• Many are caused by negligence and lax safety procedures, such as insufficient fire extinguishers and emergency exits.
  许多事故是疏忽和安全措施松懈引起的，如灭火器和紧急出口不足。
• The negligence of the work resulted in the failure of the experiment.
  工作的疏忽导致了试验的失败。
• Ignorance and negligence has caused this mistake.
  无知与疏忽是这错误的原因。
• Negligence in this respect will be dishonoring me.
  在这方面的忽视会羞辱我。
• The judges said there was at least a good arguable case of negligence to answer.
  法官们说至少有一个证据确凿的渎职案可作答辩。
• Trot liability for negligence presupposes causality between the negligent act and the injury to person or property.
  过失侵权责任以过失行为与对人身或财产的侵权之间的因果关系为前提。
• Negligence like that is really detestable.
  如此玩忽职守，令人万分愤恨。
• This accident was caused by the negligence of a nurse.
  这次事故是由一个护士的粗心大意造成的。