feckless
feckless — 形容詞
- fecklesspositive
- more fecklesscomparative
- most fecklesssuperlative
1. so lacking in strength of character or sense of duty that you cannot manage your
不負責
性格軟弱，缺乏責任感
so lacking in strength of character or sense of duty that you cannot manage your own life properly or be trusted to meet the needs of others
Mei-Lin watched her feckless brother spend his entire inheritance on sports cars within one year.
Mei-Lin 看著她不負責任的弟弟在一年內把繼承的財產全花在跑車上。
feckless + family member (brother/son/cousin)
Our landlord grew tired of feckless tenants who never paid rent and wrecked the place.
我們的房東受夠了那些從不付房租、還把房子弄得一團糟的不負責任房客。
Critics described the agency's response as feckless, pointing to the complete absence of coordinated action.
批評者形容該機構的應對方式不負責任，完全缺乏協調行動。
Nneka's father was a feckless man who drifted between bad businesses and never learned.
Nneka 的父親是個不負責任的人，在各個失敗的生意之間來回遊走，從不學習。
A feckless chairperson who avoided every difficult decision nearly brought the charity to its knees.
一位逃避所有棘手決策的不負責主席差點讓這家慈善機構倒閉。
- irresponsible
more common in everyday speech; focuses on neglecting duties rather than a deep character flaw
- shiftless
old-fashioned; suggests laziness and avoidance of any productive effort
- ineffectual
focuses on the outcome (failing to achieve results) rather than the inner character
- good-for-nothing
informal and very harsh; dismisses the person as completely without value
- responsible
can be trusted to fulfil duties and obligations
- dependable
reliable and consistent in character
- capable
has the ability and strength to get things done
文法句型
feckless + noun
be/link verb + feckless
用法筆記
Feckless describes a fundamental flaw in a person's character rather than a one-time failure to act. It is more formal and literary than 'irresponsible', which is common in everyday speech. The word is frequently used before nouns such as 'father', 'government', 'leader', and 'response'.