3325英語網 單詞
remiss的意思
remiss
英 [r?'m?s]
美 [r?'m?s]
- adj. 怠慢的；遲緩的；不小心的
中文詞源
remiss 疏忽的，懈怠的
來自拉丁語 remittere,松開，松懈，減輕，送走，來自 re-,向后，往回，mittere,送出，送走， 詞源同 emit,remit.-ss,過去分詞格。引申詞義疏忽的，懈怠的。
英文詞源
- remiss (adj.)
- early 15c., "weak, dissolved," from Latin remissus "relaxed, languid; negligent," past participle of remittere "slacken, abate, let go" (see remit). Meaning "characterized by lack of strictness" is attested from mid-15c.; that of "characterized by negligence" is from mid-15c.
雙語例句
- 1. I would be remiss if I did not do some-thing about it.
- 如果我對此不做點兒什么，就是不負責任。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner.
- 他們粗心大意，沒有早一些通知我們這些變化。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. It was remiss of him to forget her birthday.
- 他竟忘了她的生日,實在是糊涂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
- 如果我對此不做點兒什么，就是不負責任。
來自辭典例句
- 5. No policeman ought to be remiss in his duties.
- 警員不應該玩忽職守.
來自辭典例句