西瓜单词

careless是什么意思

careless

英 ['keələs] 美 ['kɛrləs]

careless 粗心的

care, 关心。-less, 否定词缀。

careless (adj.): Old English carleas "free from anxiety; unconcerned," from care (n.) + -less; a compound probably from Proto-Germanic. Original senses extinct by mid-17c.; main modern meaning "not paying attention, inattentive, not taking due care" is first recorded 1560s (in carelessly).

1. The affixes " un - " and " - less " are often used make negative words, such as unhappy or careless.

词缀un - 和 -less 常用来构成否定词, 如unhappy和careless.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.: 若是上色的时候不小心弄坏了那些地图，他们可承担不起。

3. That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it?: 那表明此人不讲究穿着，是吧？

4. Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.: 克拉克先生疏忽驾驶，致人死亡，已经认罪。