neglect學測 L4KK [nəˈglɛkt] ｜ /nəˈglɛkt/
疏忽；忘做·忽視；不照料·疏於照料；荒廢
課文常見字，動詞名詞同形易混淆
Because his classmates neglected him, he sat alone every lunchtime.
因為同學都不理他，他每天午餐時間都獨自一人坐著。
一個畫面：撇頭不看
該做未做該處理的事沒有動手
視而不理看得到，卻選擇不管
任其荒廢沒人照料，逐漸破敗
義項
忘澆花草C1verb疏忽；忘做
Tom neglected to water the flowers, and they died.
Tom疏忽了幫花澆水，花因此枯萎而死。
neglect your studiesneglect a duty
冷落孩子C1verb忽視；不照料
The busy father neglected his son and never played with him.
忙碌的爸爸忽視兒子，從不陪他玩。
neglect your healthneglect a child
老屋荒廢C1noun疏於照料；荒廢
The broken windows showed years of neglect.
破掉的窗戶顯示出多年的疏於照料。
years of neglecta sign of neglect
片語
neglect of duty工作丟一邊 →沒有盡到工作本分
child neglect小孩沒人顧 →沒有妥善照顧小孩
years of neglect多年沒人理 →長年乏人照料的狀態
你會不會這樣說？
Because his classmates ___ him, he sat alone every lunchtime. (neglected / neglect)
看答案
neglected
全句用過去式敘述，neglect 須改成 neglected。
'The broken windows showed years of neglect.' 這裡的 neglect 是動詞還是名詞？
看答案
名詞
years of 後面接名詞，此處 neglect 作名詞用。
字族
neglected 被忽視的；疏於照料的・neglectful 疏忽的；不留心的