remiss

形容词 remiss:

1. failing in what duty requires
   同义词：derelict, delinquent, neglectful

1. It is remiss of her to forget to pay the bill.
   她忘了付帐，真粗心大意。
2. Critics have charged that the department was remiss in not trying to dialogue with representatives of the community before hiring the new officers.
   在雇用新的官员之前，评论家们已指责该部门在与社会代表的对话中对自己的职责有疏忽

re.miss

adj.（形容词）
Lax in attending to duty; negligent.
怠慢的：工作时松懈的；疏忽的
Exhibiting carelessness or slackness.See Synonyms at negligent
不留心的：显示出粗心或松弛的参见 negligent

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin remissus [past participle of] remittere [to remit, slacken] * see remit
源自 拉丁语 remissus [] remittere的过去分词 [使松懈，松弛] *参见 remit

【引伸】
remiss.ly
adv.（副词）
remiss.ness
n.（名词）