Irresponsible
“Irresponsible” 是一个形容词，指“不负责任的”。它描述一个人或一种行为缺乏对结果的考虑，忽视义务或承诺，可能给他人或自己带来风险。
- “It was irresponsible of you to leave the small child alone at home.” (你把小孩一个人留在家里，太不负责任了。)
- “He has an irresponsible attitude toward money, spending it as fast as he earns it.” (他对钱的态度很不负责任，挣多少花多少。)
- “The media was criticized for publishing irresponsible rumors.” (媒体因发布不负责任的传闻而受到批评。)
- 词根:
spons(承诺/保证，来自拉丁语 spondere)。 - 派生: respond (回应), response (反应), spouse (配偶——字面意思是“做出承诺的人”)。
- 前缀:
ir-(不/非)。 - 后缀:
-ible(可……的)。
在西方职场和家庭教育中，“taking responsibility” (承担责任) 是核心价值观。被评价为 “irresponsible” 通常是非常严重的指责，意味着一个人不值得信任。
- 名词: irresponsibility (不负责任)
- 副词: irresponsibly (不负责任地)
- 反义词: responsible (负责任的)
ir- (不) + responsible (负责任的)。字面意思就是“不负责任的”。
“Danny was charming but irresponsible. He would borrow a friend’s car and return it with an empty tank. He would promise to help with homework but go surfing instead. One day, when he really needed help, he realized that no one was there for him, because he had never been there for them.” (丹尼很有魅力，但不负责任。他会借朋友的车，还回来时油箱却是空的。他会答应帮人写作业，结果却去冲浪。有一天，当他真的需要帮助时，他发现没有人帮他，因为他从未帮过别人。)