英语词汇negligence的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	negligence
词源	negligence n. "heedless disregard of duty, inactivity, indifference, habit of omitting to do things which ought to be done," mid-14c., necligence, from Old French negligence "negligence, sloth; injury, injustice" (12c.), and directly from Latin neclegentia, neglegentia "carelessness, heedlessness, neglect," from neglegentem (nominative neglegens) "heedless, careless, unconcerned," present participle of neglegere "to neglect" (see neglect (v.)). Entries linking to negligence neglect v. 1520s, "omit to do or perform;" 1530s, "treat carelessly or heedlessly, treat with disrespect or without proper attention or care;" from Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere "to make light of, disregard, be indifferent to, not heed, not trouble oneself about," literally "not to pick up," variant of neclegere, from Old Latin nec "not" (from PIE root ne- "not") + legere "pick up, select," from PIE root leg- (1) "to collect, gather." Related: Neglected; neglecting. negligible adj. "capable of being neglected, admitting of being disregarded," 1819, from negligence + -ible. Related: Negligibly; negligibility. updated on May 16, 2019
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negligence n.