negligence

• n. 疏忽；忽視；粗心大意

來自negligent,疏忽的，失職的。

negligence (n.)

mid-14c., from Old French negligence "negligence, sloth; injury, injustice" (12c.), and directly from Latin neclegentia, neglegentia "carelessness, heedlessness, neglect," from neglegentem (nominative neglegens) "heedless, careless, unconcerned," present participle of neglegere "to neglect" (see neglect (v.)).

1. The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.

事故是由於司機的過失造成的。

來自《權威詞典》

2. The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.

證明對方犯有疏忽罪的舉證責任落在原告身上.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Many a customer has been lost through negligence of service.

由於服務不周失去了許多老主顧.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. They charged him with negligence of duty.

他們指責他玩忽職守.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. His negligence was nothing less than criminal.

他的粗心大意無異於犯罪.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》