neglect
英 [nɪ'glekt]
美 [nɪ'glɛkt]
neglect 助记提示
1. 不选了。neg- => 不, lect- => 选择.
neglect 中文词源
neglect 忽视neg-,否定，没有，-lect,选择，词源同collect,elect.即没有选出来，忽视。
neglect 英文词源
- neglect (v.)
- 1520s, from Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere "to make light of, disregard, be indifferent to, not heed, not trouble oneself about," literally "not to pick up," variant of neclegere, from Old Latin nec "not" (see deny) + legere "pick up, select" (see lecture (n.)). Related: Neglected; neglecting.
- neglect (n.)
- 1580s, from neglect (v.) or from Latin neglectus "a neglecting," noun use of past participle of neglegere.
neglect 双语例句
1. After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up. 多年的玩忽职守和经济萧条过后，这个城市在进行自我整顿。 来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect.
- 镇上老码头区多年来疏于维护,快要塌陷了.
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They neglect their duty at the least hint of fun elsewhere.
- 别处哪怕发生一丁点儿乐事，他们便会忘记自己的职责。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies.
- 我们经常忘记该合理地使用我们的身体。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer.
- 人勤地生宝；人懒地长草。
来自柯林斯例句