remiss

英 [rɪˈmɪs]

美 [rɪˈmɪs]

adj. 疏忽; 懈怠; 玩忽职守

GRE

BNC.39548 / COCA.24156

牛津词典

adj.

疏忽；懈怠；玩忽职守
not giving sth enough care and attention
1. It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner.
  他们粗心大意，没有早一些通知我们这些变化。
2. She had clearly been remiss in her duty.
  她在工作中显然马马虎虎。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 懈怠的;疏忽的;不负责任的
If someone isremiss, they are careless about doing things which ought to be done.
1. I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
  如果我对此不做点儿什么，就是不负责任。

英英释义

adj

failing in what duty requires
1. derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
2. neglectful of his duties
3. remiss of you not to pay your bills
Synonym:derelictdelinquentneglectful

双语例句

One planned backend is supposed to be led by me& but I have been remiss in developing initial versions.
一个已经规划好的后端被期望由我来负责―但是在开发最初的版本时，我有点懈怠。
Before leaving the discussion of architecture, I would be remiss if I didn't discuss the "architect" job title.
在停止讨论架构之前，如果我不讨论“架构师”这个职位，就是不负责任。
Of course, it would be remiss of us to not see you along the safest and quickest route to the port.
如果不能尽快把你安全的送到埠口，那又是我们的失职了。
Much of the media has been remiss, too: most mainstream outlets all but ignored the fact that a revolution was under way in finance during the first seven years of this decade.
很多媒体也没有负起责任，大部分主流媒体都忽略了这样一个事实：本世纪头七年，正在出现一场金融革命。
She had clearly been remiss in her duty.
她在工作中显然马马虎虎。
It was remiss of me not to ask you.
没有问你是我的疏忽。
The judge did not dispute the evidence but told the woman that her boss had done nothing remiss: on the contrary, he was simply being gallant.
法官并未对证据表示怀疑，但他告诉那位女子：她的老板并没有玩忽职守，相反，他只是在调情。
It was remiss of him not to reply.
他一时疏忽忘记回信了。
Of course, I'd be remiss to ignore what else was happening in the world.
当然，我马虎大意的忽视了当时世界上发生的其他事情。
I have never used them myself, nor been in projects that used them in earnest, so I cannot comment on their worth, but I would be remiss if I did not mention their existence.
我自己从来没有用过这些工具，也没有在项目中用过，所以我说不好其价值，但是我要是不提及其存在就是我的不对了。