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negligently

/neg-li-juhnt/US // ˈnɛg lɪ dʒənt //UK // (ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt) //

疏忽大意,疏忽地,疏忽了,疏忽

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
    • : lazily careless; offhand: a negligent wave of his manicured hand.

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Examples

  • Tenants sued negligent landlords when they were robbed or mugged in their buildings.

  • Crucially, however, the law would safeguard platforms from liability for hosting illegal content unless they were shown to be consistently negligent about removing it.

  • Supporters of the change call the contributory negligence doctrine harsh, noting that when a scooter or e-bike rider is struck and injured, he or she is barred from recovering any damages if the rider is even 1 percent negligent.

  • “We would be negligent if we didn’t have someone with the expertise available to us if we need it,” Bohrman said.

  • Her tunic of silver cloth was negligently thrown over her shoulders.

  • “It would look like a revolution,” added the pyrotechnician negligently, as he lighted a cigarette in the lamp chimney.

  • That day he made a sketch of himself, negligently seated in the saddle, with a cloak over his shoulders.

  • She was attentive to her proper business, neither omitting nor performing it negligently.

  • Mr. Slotman moved, apparently negligently, from his leather-covered armchair.