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negligence

noun
🔊/ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/
🔊/ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/
 [uncountable] (law法律 or formal)
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  1. the failure to give somebody/something enough care or attention疏忽；失职；失误；过失
    • The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.事故是由于司机的过失造成的。🔊🔊
    • The doctor was sued for medical negligence.这名医生因玩忽职守被起诉。🔊🔊
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    • The accident was the result of negligence on the part of the driver.这场事故是司机疏忽大意的结果。
    • The court made a finding of contributory negligence.法庭作出判决认定受害方犯有共同过失。
    • The lawyer was accused of professional negligence.这位律师被控渎职。
    • The plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence for failing to wear a crash helmet.原告因未戴安全头盔而负有共有过失之责。
    • damage to company property through negligence由于疏忽而对公司财产造成的损失
    • death arising from negligence由疏忽而导致的死亡
    • negligence in navigation导航的失误
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • gross
    • contributory
    • medical
    • …
    verb + negligence
    • be guilty of
    • accuse somebody of
    • allege
    • …
    negligence + noun
    • case
    • claim
    preposition
    • by negligence
    • through negligence
    • negligence  in
    • …
    phrases
    • a finding of negligence
    • the result of (the) negligence
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    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin negligentia, from the verb negligere (variant of neglegere ‘disregard, slight’, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’).