remiss
/rɪˈmɪs/adjective
predic.
- lacking care or attention to duty; negligent玩忽的, 不负责任的; 粗心的：
the Home Office has been remiss about security devices.
内政部对于安全设备问题一直不在意。
派生词
remissly
adverbremissness
noun词源
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'.