negligent

不注意な、怠慢な

必要な注意や配慮を払っていない。

やさしい英語で： Not giving something the care or attention it needs.

• The staff were negligent.
• Negligent maintenance caused the machine to fail.
• She was negligent in checking the records.

使い方： negligent in doing something (He was negligent in locking the building.)

類義語： careless, inattentive

反対語： careful, attentive

よく使う表現： negligent care, negligent staff, negligent in something

過失のある

必要な注意を怠ったため、損害について法律上の責任がある。

やさしい英語で： Legally responsible for harm because you failed to take proper care.

• The court found the driver negligent.
• A negligent employer may have to pay damages.
• Was the hospital negligent in treating her?

使い方： find someone negligent (The judge found the company negligent.)

よく使う表現： found negligent, negligent conduct, negligent employer