英语释义

1. the quality or state of being negligent

2. failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances
… his naivete and negligence had been the source of his problems.
— Michael Leahy

3. an act or instance of being negligent
regretted his past negligences

4. failure to take the care that a responsible person usually takes lack of normal care or attention

5. failure to take proper or normal care of something or someone

6. failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a person of ordinary prudence in like circumstances in protecting others from a foreseeable and unreasonable risk of harm in a particular situation also conduct that reflects this failure — called also ordinary negligence, simple negligence — compare abuse sense 2, due care, intent Note: Negligence may render one civilly and sometimes criminally liable for resulting injuries. — collateral negligence negligence on the part of an independent contractor that is not connected with a manner of working or risk ordinarily associated with particular work and for which the employer of the contractor is not liable

7. negligence of one among multiple parties involved in an injury that is measured (as in percentages) according to the degree of its contribution to the injury
the comparative negligence of the plaintiff

8. a doctrine, rule, or method of apportioning liability and damages in tort law: negligence and damages are determined by reference to the proportionate fault of the plaintiff and defendant with the negligence of the plaintiff not constituting an absolute bar to recovery from the defendant — compare contributory negligence in this entry Note: The great majority of states have replaced the doctrine of contributory negligence with that of comparative negligence.

9. an affirmative defense alleging comparative negligence by the plaintiff

10. negligence on the part of a plaintiff that contributed to the injury at issue

11. a now largely abolished doctrine in tort law: negligence on the part of a plaintiff that contributed to the injury at issue will bar recovery from the defendant also an affirmative defense based on this doctrine

12. a gross deviation from the standard of care expected of a reasonable person that is manifest in a failure to protect others from a risk (as of death) deriving from one's conduct and that renders one criminally liable — called also culpable negligence — compare gross negligence in this entry

13. negligence that is marked by conduct that presents an unreasonably high degree of risk to others and by a failure to exercise even the slightest care in protecting them from it and that is sometimes associated with conscious and willful indifference to their rights — see also recklessness — compare criminal negligence in this entry

14. negligence that consists of a violation of a statute especially designed to protect the public safety Note: Recovery may be had on a theory of negligence per se when the harm resulting from the violation is the type that the statute is designed to prevent, the plaintiff is a member of the class of persons sought to be protected by the statute, and the violation is the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury.

15. negligence

16. failure to do something (as to discover a dangerous condition on one's property) that is not a breach of an affirmative duty and that in combination with another's act is a cause of injury

17. failure to exercise the great degree of care typical of an extraordinarily prudent person Note: The category of slight negligence is used much less frequently than ordinary negligence and gross negligence, the other members of a three-level classification that was formerly prevalent.

片语

gross negligence indecency vice etc显然的疏忽

gross negligence or willful misconduct严重疏忽或故意渎职

gross negligence willmigerl严重疏忽

Gross Negligence Standard重大过失标準阶段

gross negligence is fault重大疏忽组成过错

gross negligence is equivalent tofraud重大过失等于诈骗

intentional offense and gross negligence故意和重大过失

intentional misconduct or gross negligence故意或者重大过失

英汉例句

• the tow university are responsible for damage or loss that is proximately caused by the gross negligence of their personnel, or by a defective condition of their public buildings.

  除非有以下情况发生：密州大和西大将针对完全由于两校工作人员的疏忽大意或由于对其公共设施的管理不善而造成的损失负责。

• travel agencies entrusted travelers intentional or gross negligence caused damage to legitimate rights and interests shall be jointly and severally liable.

  接受委讬的旅行社故意或者重大过失造成旅游者合法权益损害的，应当承担连带责任。

• howsoever, caused, except in the case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct of any of the other parties.

  无论怎样，引起的除非严重疏忽或故意不当行为的任何其他缔约方的情况下。

• 「it is a piece of gross negligence that has no excuse, 」 hospital director antonio barba said.

  「这是一个巨大的疏忽没有任何理由可讲，」”医院院长antoniobarba说道。

• a quick glance at the modes of operation used in the world today reflects a gross negligence of reason, logic and scientific application.

  快速看一眼便知，现今世界上人们的作为模式，反映了对理性、逻辑和科学应用的全然忽视。

• in cases where the bearer through gross negligence acquires an instrument which does not comply with the provisions of this law, then the bearer shall not enjoy the instrument right.

  持票人因重大过失取得不符合本法规定的票据的，也不得享有票据权利。

• insiders say prosecutors will charge murray with gross negligence and may seek the more severe charge of involuntary manslaughter.

  业内人士透露，由于在去年夏天给予杰克逊过量药物致其死亡，检方将指控莫瑞犯严重疏忽罪，并準备以更严重的过失杀人罪对其进行起诉。

• nothing but gross negligence on the victim's side could have made them successful.

  他们能够得手完全是由于受害者的疏忽大意。

相似词

carelessness粗心大意

dereliction玩忽职守；抛弃物；遗弃

incaution粗心大意，不小心

laxness拉克斯内斯（姓氏）；拉克斯内斯（冰岛作家，曾获1955年诺贝尔文学奖）

remissness不小心；疏忽

slackness松弛；懈怠；不活跃

相反词

care在意；希望或喜欢

carefulness仔细；慎重

caution警告