"negligent" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 疏忽的
• 翫忽職守的

Definition

如果某人是疏忽的，就是沒有好好照顧或做自己應該做的事，通常會引發問題或傷害。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Negligent' 比 'careless' 更正式，多見於法律或工作場合，如“negligent doctor”、“negligent management”。常常指對責任的疏忽導致不良結果。

Examples

The company was negligent in fixing the safety problem.

公司在解決安全問題時很**疏忽**。

He was negligent and forgot to lock the door.

他很**疏忽**，忘記鎖門。

A negligent mistake can cause big problems at work.

一次**疏忽**的失誤可能在工作中造成大問題。

The doctor was sued for being negligent during surgery.

醫生因為在手術中**疏忽**被起訴。

Parents can be found negligent if they leave young children alone.

家長把小孩單獨留在家可能被認為是**疏忽**。

You can’t afford to be negligent when dealing with people’s money.

處理別人的錢時，絕不能**疏忽**。