careless

英['keələs] 美['kɛrləs]
  • adj. 粗心的;无忧无虑的;淡漠的
  • n. (Careless)人名;(英)凯尔利斯

词态变化


比较级: more careless;最高级: most careless;副词: carelessly;名词: carelessness;

中文词源


careless 粗心的

care, 关心。-less, 否定词缀。

英文词源


careless (adj.)
Old English carleas "free from anxiety; unconcerned," from care (n.) + -less; a compound probably from Proto-Germanic. Original senses extinct by mid-17c.; main modern meaning "not paying attention, inattentive, not taking due care" is first recorded 1560s (in carelessly).

双语例句


1. The affixes " un - " and " - less " are often used make negative words, such as unhappy or careless.
词缀un - 和 -less 常用来构成否定词, 如unhappy和careless.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.
若是上色的时候不小心弄坏了那些地图,他们可承担不起。

来自柯林斯例句

3. That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it?
那表明此人不讲究穿着,是吧?

来自柯林斯例句

4. Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
克拉克先生疏忽驾驶,致人死亡,已经认罪。

来自柯林斯例句

5. I'm sorry. How careless of me.
对不起,我太不小心了。

来自柯林斯例句