reckless: [OE] The reck- of reckless is the same word as the now virtually obsolete verb reck ‘care’. It is not clear where this ultimately came from, but the compound reckless itself evidently goes back to the prehistoric West Germanic period, for it also occurs in German (ruchlos) and Dutch (roekeloos).
reckless (adj.)
Old English receleas "careless, thoughtless, heedless," earlier reccileas, from *rece, recce "care, heed," from reccan "to care" (see reck (v.)) + -less. The same affixed form is in German ruchlos, Dutch roekeloos "wicked." Root verb reck (Old English reccan) is passing into obscurity.
例文
1. Many people believe reckless drivers are treated too leniently.
無謀な運転をした運転手に対する処罰が軽すぎると考える人が多い。
2.The rap against Conn was that he was far too reckless .
コーエンはあまりにも無謀だと考えられている。
3.Contrary to the popular myth,women are not reckless spendthrifts.
は人々の普遍的な考え方とは正反対であり、女性はむやみに浪費しているわけではない。
4.Jensen is a dangerous man,and can be very brutal and reckless .