The driver was negligent.
司机很粗心。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “negligent” in the following sentence: The doctor was found to be negligent in his duties, leading to a malpractice suit.
C — inattentive. “negligent” means adj. neglectful, careless
The ______ guard forgot to lock the gate, and the animals escaped.
B — negligent. “negligent” means adj. neglectful, careless
negligent — adj. neglectful, careless. In Chinese: 疏忽的，粗心的.
negligent is pronounced /ˈneɡlɪdʒənt/. It breaks into 3 syllables: neg · li · gent.
The driver was negligent. (司机很粗心。)
careless, inattentive — all close in meaning to negligent (adj. neglectful, careless).
Yes. negligent appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers 672 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
neglect(ignore)+ent(form).