negligence的读音是什么

1. [U]疏忽，粗心大意 failure to take enough care over sth that you are responsible for

1.疏忽;失误;失职
If someone is guilty ofnegligence, they have failed to do something which they ought to do.

e.g. The soldiers were ordered to appear before a disciplinary council on charges ofnegligence.
士兵们被控玩忽职守，被勒令接受纪律委员会的审查。

1. The accident was due to negligence.
   事故是由于粗心大意引起的。

• Imputing every deficience to criminal negligence.

  出自：S. Johnson

• Leaving things lying aboutsa habit of infuriating negligence.

  出自：E. Taylor

• The accident was clearly caused by negligence.

  出自：Which?

negligence, neglect

这两个词都可表示“疏忽”。

1.neglect往往着重指行动有“该做而没做”的含意,针对“疏忽或弃置工作”而言,表示有意识地明知故犯; negligence特指人或团体对工作的态度不认真,或责任心不强,疏忽大意、粗心等,往往有经常不注意的意思,表示习性。

2.若指人的外表时, neglect是“疏忽”意味较强的用法,表示“邋遢,不整洁的仪表”; negligence只是指“不追求时髦,不专心打扮”。