not giving something enough care and attention synonym negligent疏忽;懈怠;玩忽职守 - remiss (of somebody) (to do something)
It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner. 他们粗心大意,没有早一些通知我们这些变化。 - remiss in (doing) something
She had clearly been remiss in her duty. 她在工作中显然马马虎虎。
Word Originlate 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’.- remiss (of somebody) (to do something)