fecklessness

IPA/ˈfekləsnəs/
IPA/ˈfekləsnəs/

fecklessness — 名詞

1. a formal word for a habit of handling things badly because someone is careless,

1.名詞C2
釋義

不負責；失責

做事不得力又沒有責任感的作風

a formal word for a habit of handling things badly because someone is careless, weak-willed, and unwilling to take proper responsibility.

例句

The mayor's fecklessness left three blocked roads uncleared after the storm.

市長的不負責讓三條被堵住的道路在暴風雨後一直沒人清理。

possessive + fecklessness for blame

Rohan's fecklessness meant the food stall opened without plates or change.

Rohan 的失責讓小吃攤開張時連盤子和零錢都沒準備好。

fecklessness causing a practical failure

同義詞
  • irresponsibility

    broader and more everyday; does not always suggest the same weak, ineffective character

  • carelessness

    focuses on not paying enough attention, rather than weak judgement or lack of follow-through

  • incompetence

    emphasises lack of skill or ability, whereas fecklessness criticises character and conduct

反義詞
  • responsibility

    the standard opposite for being dependable and answerable for what you do

  • competence

    stresses effective ability rather than moral reliability

  • reliability

    focuses on being trusted to act steadily and properly

文法句型

[someone's] fecklessness

an act of fecklessness

blame [something] on fecklessness

fecklessness with [money/details]

用法筆記

Formal and strongly critical. Often used in political, managerial, or moral commentary about a pattern of bad decisions or weak follow-through, not just one small mistake.

常見錯誤

❌Their fecklessnesses caused two delays.
✅Their fecklessness caused two delays.' / 'Their repeated acts of fecklessness caused two delays.
💡the noun is usually uncountable; use the singular form or 'acts of fecklessness' for separate occasions.
❌The minister was fecklessness.
✅The minister was feckless.' / 'The minister's behaviour showed fecklessness.
💡'fecklessness' names the quality, while 'feckless' is the adjective.