delinquency
n 失职，过失
释义2：
delinquency
/ dI5lINkwEnsi: , -5lIn- /
◙ (pl. -ies)1. [mass noun] minor crime, especially that committed by young people• 不良行为，少年犯罪 »social causes of crime and delinquency. 犯罪和不良行为的社会原因。 [formal] neglect of one's duty• [正式] 玩忽职守 »he relayed this in such a manner as to imply grave delinquency on the host's part. 他对此的转述方式暗示着主持人犯有严重的玩忽职守。 [count noun] (chiefly US)a failure to pay an outstanding debt• [主美] 拖欠债务【语源】
1. mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin delinquentia, from Latin delinquent- 'offending' (see delinquent )
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