negligence /ˈnɛglɪʤəns/ noun Learner's definition of NEGLIGENCE
[noncount] formal
: failure to take the care that a responsible person usually takes : lack of normal care or attention疏忽;大意 -
Medical negligence may be the cause of death. [=the patient's death may have happened because the doctor did not do something that should have been done]医疗疏忽可能是病人致死的原因。
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The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires.这家公司被指控疏忽大意,生产出的轮胎不合格。