疏忽

有關一名弱視男子在深水埗一個住宅單位的火災現場發現斃命的事件，消防處高級官員說如果發現有消防員在處理火災時疏忽，有關人員一定會受到懲罰。Firefighters found negligent in their handling of a blaze at a flat in Shamshuipo last week would not go unpunished。

最近，有機艙服務員在賠償聆訊中聲稱航空公司疏忽，未能向她提供任何適當的通訊工具。She had claimed the airline was negligent in failing to provide her with any suitable means of communication。

Negligent是「疏忽、粗心大意」的意思。它是形容詞，其他例子：They were negligent in their work是「他們對工作粗心大意」，The jury found the doctor negligent是「陪審團裁定那醫生疏忽」。它的名詞是Negligence，例子：The accident was due to her negligence是「這次意外是因她的疏忽所引致」。