dereliction

🇺🇸 /ˌderəˈlɪkʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌderəˈlɪkʃn/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

When a place is abandoned and not taken care of, making it look bad.

The old factory was an example of dereliction, with broken windows and crumbling walls.

這座廢棄的工廠是一個荒廢的例子,窗戶破碎,牆壁坍塌。

R

When someone doesn't do what they are supposed to do, especially if it's their job.

The dereliction of the security guard led to the theft at the museum.

保安的失職導致了博物館的盜竊事件。

translation

n. 遺棄, 失職

詞形變化

Plural derelictions