delinquency
noun /dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi/
/dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi/
[uncountable, countable] (plural delinquencies)
- bad or criminal behaviour, usually of young people
（常指青年人的）犯罪，违法行为 - an increase in juvenile delinquency
青少年犯罪的增加 - The boys drift into minor delinquencies while hanging around the streets.
那些男孩子在街上闲逛时卷入一些轻微的违法行为。
词源mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin delinquentia, from Latin delinquent- ‘offending’, from the verb delinquere, from de- ‘away’ + linquere ‘to leave’. - an increase in juvenile delinquency