remiss

Definitions

re- (back) + miss (sent, let go) = "let go, slackened." Someone remiss has let their duties slip — they've loosened their grip. Common in the phrase "it would be remiss of me not to..."

Common Collocations

• 1.be remiss in one's duties玩忽职守
• 2.it would be remiss若不……则是失职
• 3.[grossly remiss]严重失职
• 4.remiss in following up跟进不力

Example Sentences

• 1.

  It would be remiss of me not to thank our hosts.