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单词 remiss
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Definition of remiss in English:

remiss

adjective rɪˈmɪsrəˈmɪs
  • predicative Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent.

    玩忽的,不负责任的;粗心的

    it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Having said all of this though, I believe that it would be remiss of me if I did not challenge Ms Cherry to substantiate her very strong statement.
    • It is important that correct procedures are followed, and the Belgians were remiss.
    • But avant-garde venues were often remiss even in this.
    • But we'd be remiss if we neglected to spread the word about what might be the Upper East Side's best gourmet bargain.
    • In this department it would be remiss to single out anyone, but one recalls one crunching tackle by Richard Berney on Cantan, when the full back came into the line with a touch down at his mercy.
    • And really, we don't know what happened, and I'd be remiss to even speculate about what did happen.
    • A sense of intensifying demographic crisis, and the message that we are remiss in not doing enough saving, doesn't produce positive social change or even good policy.
    • This is definitely remiss of those behind the study.
    • Many of us have been remiss over the years in not again saying thank you, so I want to do so now.
    • And yet, I'd be remiss (not to mention dishonest) if I didn't admit to at least somewhat enjoying it.
    • The advice isn't entirely remiss, but over the years, such glib counsel has resulted in a preponderance of breezy, aimless books long on episodic family humour but short on meaning.
    • ‘It would be remiss not to consider this in the future,’ he said.
    • The private sector is also often remiss when it comes to service.
    • First of all, I think the networks are remiss not to show them to us.
    • The council itself was remiss in not having had the building listed.
    • I would be remiss in my hero-worship not to mention Marlon's darker aspects.
    • Although our news media are very remiss in educating the public on the great economic tragedy now unfolding, they do unwittingly disclose some frightening facts.
    • It would be sort of remiss for us to talk about this without saying, well, these guys just really aren't trained to do counseling.
    • It was, of course, remiss of me not to have mentioned this in the first place.
    • The Manager of the Libraries was a bit remiss in not mentioning that the only reason the mayor was not present at the meeting was because his wife was having a baby on the day.
    Synonyms
    negligent, neglectful, irresponsible, careless, thoughtless, heedless, unthinking, unmindful, lax, slack, slipshod, lackadaisical, forgetful, inattentive, unheeding
    lazy, dilatory, indolent
    North American derelict
    informal sloppy
    formal delinquent
    Maritime Law barratrous
    archaic disregardful, oscitant

Derivatives

  • remissly

  • adverb
  • remissness

  • noun rɪˈmɪsnəsrəˈmɪsnəs
    • He also said he wished ‘to have done public justice to the mildness of the present administration and at the same time to have acquitted them… of any charge of remissness in not having previously detected a conspiracy.’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I've been remiss in mentioning it, but when it comes to the Internet in general I am the epitome of remissness.
      • Anyway, I believe I have attained a level of remissness which is no longer pleasant, and therefore cannot remit any more.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin remissus 'slackened', past participle of remittere. The early senses were 'weakened in colour or consistency' and (in describing sound) 'faint, soft'.

Definition of remiss in US English:

remiss

adjectiverəˈmɪsrəˈmis
  • predicative Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent.

    玩忽的,不负责任的;粗心的

    it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information
    the government has been remiss in its duties
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And really, we don't know what happened, and I'd be remiss to even speculate about what did happen.
    • Having said all of this though, I believe that it would be remiss of me if I did not challenge Ms Cherry to substantiate her very strong statement.
    • It is important that correct procedures are followed, and the Belgians were remiss.
    • But we'd be remiss if we neglected to spread the word about what might be the Upper East Side's best gourmet bargain.
    • Although our news media are very remiss in educating the public on the great economic tragedy now unfolding, they do unwittingly disclose some frightening facts.
    • The Manager of the Libraries was a bit remiss in not mentioning that the only reason the mayor was not present at the meeting was because his wife was having a baby on the day.
    • This is definitely remiss of those behind the study.
    • First of all, I think the networks are remiss not to show them to us.
    • It would be sort of remiss for us to talk about this without saying, well, these guys just really aren't trained to do counseling.
    • ‘It would be remiss not to consider this in the future,’ he said.
    • I would be remiss in my hero-worship not to mention Marlon's darker aspects.
    • The council itself was remiss in not having had the building listed.
    • And yet, I'd be remiss (not to mention dishonest) if I didn't admit to at least somewhat enjoying it.
    • The private sector is also often remiss when it comes to service.
    • A sense of intensifying demographic crisis, and the message that we are remiss in not doing enough saving, doesn't produce positive social change or even good policy.
    • The advice isn't entirely remiss, but over the years, such glib counsel has resulted in a preponderance of breezy, aimless books long on episodic family humour but short on meaning.
    • It was, of course, remiss of me not to have mentioned this in the first place.
    • In this department it would be remiss to single out anyone, but one recalls one crunching tackle by Richard Berney on Cantan, when the full back came into the line with a touch down at his mercy.
    • But avant-garde venues were often remiss even in this.
    • Many of us have been remiss over the years in not again saying thank you, so I want to do so now.
    Synonyms
    negligent, neglectful, irresponsible, careless, thoughtless, heedless, unthinking, unmindful, lax, slack, slipshod, lackadaisical, forgetful, inattentive, unheeding

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin remissus ‘slackened’, past participle of remittere. The early senses were ‘weakened in color or consistency’ and (in describing sound) ‘faint, soft’.

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