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- (typically of a young person or their behaviour) showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime（尤指年轻人或其行为）不良的, 有犯罪倾向的：
delinquent children.
犯罪儿童。
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- chiefly US in arrears〈主美〉欠账：
delinquent accounts.
逾期未付的账款。
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- formal failing in one's duty〈正式〉失职。
- a delinquent person违法者：
young delinquents.
少年犯。
派生词
delinquently
adverb词源
late 15th cent.: from Latin delinquent- 'offending'， from the verb delinquere, from de- 'away'+linquere 'to leave'.