dereliction

英 [ˌderə'lɪkʃn] 美 [ˌderə'lɪkʃn]

• n. 废弃；放弃；玩忽职守；海水退后露出的新陆地

英英释义

Noun:

1. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring;

   "he inherited his delinquency from his father"
   "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"
   "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
   

2. willful negligence

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I can't stand your dereliction of duty.
   我不能容许妳玩忽职守.
2. This policeman was punished for his dereliction of duty.
   这名警察因玩忽职守罪被判了刑。

经典引文

• The dereliction of a breakfast-table..bobbing with orange-peels, ribboned with bacon-rind, cluttered with jams and marmalades.

  出自： J. Harvey

词汇搭配

• dereliction of duty 失职

近反义词

【近义词】

• delinquency （少年）犯罪...
• desertion 开小差
• offense 过错
• neglect 忽略
• negligence 疏忽
• disregard 不顾
• recklessness 不顾后果
• carelessness 粗心
• abandonment 放弃
• dilapidation 荒废
• default 缺席