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inadvertent

/in-uhd-vur-tnt/US // ˌɪn ədˈvɜr tnt //UK // (ˌɪnədˈvɜːtənt) //

无意中,不慎,无心之失,粗心大意

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
    • : not attentive; heedless.
    • : of, relating to, or characterized by lack of attention.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.accidental

Examples

  • It is more productive to solve the problem, which may well have been inadvertent, than to worry about the omission.

  • It was only revealed after what appeared to be an inadvertent slip of the tongue from a fellow board member.

  • As you learned to read, probably as a child, your brain reorganized itself to better accommodate your efforts, which had both functional and inadvertent consequences for your mind.

  • Despite the inadvertent hilarity, the real marvel of our mobile text-correction systems is how astoundingly good they are.

  • There are a number of inadvertent and purposeful ways for universities to skew their Clery Act numbers.

  • However, the tapped confabs gave investigators an inadvertent window on apparently shady dealings of an entirely different nature.

  • The lessons of the “freedom agenda” were mostly inadvertent or tragic.

  • Soon Lehrer was owning up to what he claimed were inadvertent errors.

  • The indignation of our essayist is without doubt most powerfully aroused at the inadvertent use that was made of the sacred name.

  • He spoke rapidly but he could not distract her attention from his inadvertent admission.

  • And had his inadvertent shutting off of Sulphur Spring's supply of water stopped their illicit activities?

  • Do not forget that I live at the edge of a precipice; an inadvertent footstep, and I crash down to the bottom, to lie mangled.

  • She liked and even cultivated with daring the inadvertent turns in a day's affairs.