remiss
adjective /rɪˈmɪs/
/rɪˈmɪs/
[not before noun] (formal)- not giving something enough care and attention
疏忽；懈怠；玩忽职守 - remiss (of somebody) (to do something) 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。 - remiss in (doing) something She had clearly been remiss in her duty.
她在工作中显然马马虎虎。
词源late Middle English: from Latin remissus ‘slackened’, past participle of remittere. The early senses were ‘weakened in colour or consistency’ and (in describing sound) ‘faint, soft’. - remiss (of somebody) (to do something) It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner.