remiss

a. 怠慢的,不小心的,迟缓的

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

It is remiss of her to forget to pay the bill.

她忘了付帐，真粗心大意。