the failure to give somebody/something enough care or attention 疏忽;失职;失误; 过失 The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver. 事故是由于司机的过失造成的。 The doctor was sued for medical negligence. 这名医生因玩忽职守被起诉。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec2The 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’).