irresponsible

irresponsible — 形容詞

1. acting or behaving without thinking about the possible bad results that your act

1.形容詞B1
釋義

不負責任的

不顧後果、缺乏責任感的

acting or behaving without thinking about the possible bad results that your actions could bring, especially when someone else gets hurt or a situation gets worse.

例句

It was irresponsible of Kenji to leave the campfire burning while he went swimming.

Kenji 讓營火繼續燃燒就去游泳，這樣很不負責任。

pattern: it + be + irresponsible + of + person + to-infinitive

Selim's irresponsible decision to skip the safety check caused a serious problem later.

Selim 不做安全檢查的不負責任決定，後來造成了嚴重的問題。

attributive: irresponsible + noun (decision)

同義詞
  • reckless

    stronger, implies a conscious disregard for danger rather than just neglect of duty

  • careless

    broader and milder; covers mistakes and inattention without the same moral judgement

  • thoughtless

    focuses on the social dimension — failing to consider others' feelings

  • negligent

    more formal, often used in legal or professional settings

反義詞

文法句型

it + be + irresponsible + of + person + to-infinitive

irresponsible + noun (attributive)

feel/consider + someone + irresponsible (predicative)

用法筆記

Commonly used in the pattern 'it is irresponsible (of someone) to do something.' The adjective can appear before a noun (an irresponsible choice) or after linking verbs like 'be,' 'feel,' or 'seem.'

常見錯誤

❌It is irresponsible for him to drive without a license.
✅It is irresponsible of him to drive without a license.
💡the correct preposition after 'irresponsible' when naming the person is 'of', not 'for'.
❌He is irresponsible person.
✅He is an irresponsible person.
💡'irresponsible' is an adjective and still needs a determiner before the noun it modifies.

irresponsible — 名詞