词语释义

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

单词分析：

记忆方法：暂无,等待补充.

英英释义

Adjective:

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful;"careless about her clothes"
"forgotten by some careless person"
"a careless housekeeper"
"careless proofreading"
"it was a careless mistake"
"hurt by a careless remark"

effortless and unstudied;"an impression of careless elegance"
"danced with careless grace"

(usually followed by `of") without due thought or consideration;"careless of the consequences"
"crushing the blooms with regardless tread"

单词网DaNci.583316.COm

单词词源

中文词源

careless 粗心的

care, 关心。-less, 否定词缀。

英语词源

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).

词态变化

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

权威造句

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

近反义词

casual

indifferent

inexact

unmindful

thoughtless

unthinking

相似短语

be careless of 不关心,不把…放在心上

be careless with 疏忽,不注意…

be careless of the consequences v. 不顾后果

careless mistake 粗心错

careless mistakes 粗心错误

careless about 对...不小心

Careless talk 漫不经心的谈话

be careless about 不关心,不在乎,不讲究…

careless application of irrigation water 粗放灌水

shallow ploughing and careless clutivation 浅耕粗作