单词 | dereliction |
释义 | dereliction /der'euh lik"sheuhn/, n. 1. deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: dereliction of duty. 2. the act of abandoning something. 3. the state of being abandoned. 4. Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line. [1590-1600; < L dereliction- (s. of derelictio) an abandoning, equiv. to derelict(us) (see DERELICT) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. See neglect. 2. desertion. |
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