remiss是什么意思_remiss的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.

如果我对此不做点儿什么就是不负责任
She had clearly been remiss in her duty.

她在工作中显然马马虎虎。
I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.

如果我对此不做点儿什么，就是懈怠。
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。
Your behavior was very remiss.

你的行为很失礼。
He has been remiss in his work.

他对工作一直粗心大意。

近义词

adj.

同根词

词根 remit

remit n. 移交的事物 vi. 汇款；缓和 vt. 宽恕；免除；减轻；传送；使恢复原状
remission n. 缓解；宽恕；豁免
remissness n. 不小心；疏忽

释义

adj.

lacking care or attention to duty; negligent

玩忽的，不负责任的；粗心的

the Home Office has been remiss about security devices.

内政部对于安全设备问题一直不在意。

词源

"late 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’."