/ˈslɒp.i.nəs/
名词,指做事马虎、不认真、缺乏条理或整洁的状态。形容一个人在工作、外表或态度上粗心大意、不够严谨。
The teacher was frustrated by the sloppiness of the students' homework.
老师对学生作业的马虎感到很沮丧。
His sloppiness in handling the financial records led to a series of costly errors that ultimately damaged the company's reputation.
他在处理财务记录时的粗心大意导致了一系列代价高昂的错误,最终损害了公司的声誉。
sloppiness 源自形容词 sloppy,加上名词后缀 -ness 构成。sloppy 最早出现于17世纪,来自名词 slop(泥浆、污水),最初形容地面泥泞湿滑的状态。后来词义扩展,用来比喻做事不整洁、不细致、马马虎虎的样子。slop 本身可追溯至古英语 sloppe,与泥水、溢出有关。