neglect

• vt.怠る、見過ごす; 放置する
• n.怠慢、怠慢、怠惰

neg-、negate、not、-lect、select、語源的にはcollect、electと同じ。

neglect (v.)

1520s, from Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere "to make light of, disregard, be indifferent to, not heed, not trouble oneself about," literally "not to pick up," variant of neclegere, from Old Latin nec "not" (see deny) + legere "pick up, select" (see lecture (n.)). Related: Neglected; neglecting.

neglect (n.)

1580s, from neglect (v.) or from Latin neglectus "a neglecting," noun use of past participle of neglegere.

1. After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up.

長年の職務怠慢と不況の後、この町は自己整理を行っている。

2.The town 's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect .

町の古い埠頭区は長年メンテナンスを怠り、陥没しそうになった。

3.They neglect their duty at the least hint of fun elsewhere.

他の場所で少しでも楽しいことがあれば、彼らは自分の役割を忘れてしまう。

4.We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies.

私たちは私たちの体を合理的に使うべきことをよく忘れています。

5.Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer.

人はまめに宝を産む;人は怠け者で草が生える。