
neglect(v./n.)常指“忽视;疏于照顾;未给予应有的关注或照料”。也可作名词表示“忽视;疏忽;失职(导致的照料不足)”。
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She neglected her homework and failed the test.
她忽视了作业,考试没及格。
Over time, the neglected garden became overgrown, reflecting how little attention the house had received.
随着时间推移,这座被疏于打理的花园变得杂草丛生,也反映出这房子长期缺少照料。
来自拉丁语 neglegere,由 nec(不)+ legere(选择、留意、收集)构成,原义有“(对某事)不去留意/不加选择地顾及”,逐渐发展为现代英语中的“忽视、疏于照料”。