neg·li·gence
noun/ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/
/ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/
[uncountable] (law or formal)- the failure to give somebody/something enough care or attention
疏忽；失职；失误； - The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.
事故是由司机的过失造成的。 - The doctor was sued for medical negligence.
这名医生因玩忽职守被起诉。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec2- The accident was the result of negligence on the part of the driver.
这场事故是司机疏忽大意的结果。 - The court made a finding of contributory negligence.
法庭作出判决认定受害方犯有共同过失。 - The lawyer was accused of professional negligence.
这位律师被控渎职。 - The plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence for failing to wear a crash helmet.
原告因未戴安全头盔而负有共有过失之责。 - damage to company property through negligence
由于疏忽而对公司财产造成的损失 - death arising from negligence
由疏忽而导致的死亡 - negligence in navigation
导航的失误
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gross
- contributory
- medical
- …
- be guilty of
- accuse somebody of
- allege
- …
- case
- claim
- by negligence
- through negligence
- negligence in
- …
- a finding of negligence
- the result of (the) negligence
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin negligentia, from the verb negligere (variant of neglegere ‘disregard, slight’, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’). - The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.