feckless

英 [ˈfekləs]

美 [ˈfekləs]

adj.  品格差的; 不负责任的

GRETEM8

BNC.20276 / COCA.25428

牛津词典

adj.

• 品格差的；不负责任的
  having a weak character; not behaving in a responsible way
  1. Her husband was a charming, but lazy and feckless man.
     她的丈夫讨人喜欢，但却是个懒惰没有出息的人。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无能的;软弱的;不中用的
  If you describe someone asfeckless, you mean that they lack determination or strength, and are unable to do anything properly.
  1. He regarded the young man as feckless and irresponsible.
     他认为这个年轻人不光无能，还不负责任。

英英释义

adj

• generally incompetent and ineffectual
  1. feckless attempts to repair the plumbing
  2. inept handling of the account
  Synonym:inept
• not fit to assume responsibility

双语例句

• China will predictably push for a return to dialogue, but I cannot imagine any appetite in Washington, Seoul, Tokyo or the international community for more negotiations that will lead to more feckless agreements.
  可以预计的是，中国将推动各方重新展开对话，但我无法想象美国、韩国、日本或国际社会有兴趣继续参与这些将导致更多无效协议的会谈。
• Germany complains it is footing the bill for its feckless neighbours.
  德国抱怨，自己在为不负责任的邻居埋单。
• A childhood that had caused him to turn out feckless and improvident.
  使他变得玩世不恭、挥霍无度的童年时代。
• I can hold a tea, soft: hand and feckless man, I do not look down on you.
  红袖任我抱了一会，轻声说：放手，没出息的男人，别让我看不起你。
• Between corrupt mortgage brokers, feckless lenders, and risk-happy hedge funds, there's plenty to keep investors and policymakers up at night.
  腐化的抵押经纪人、无能的放贷者和热衷于冒险的套利基金所组成的队伍中，有相当一部分让投资者和政策制定者一天忙到晚。
• Her husband was a charming, but lazy and feckless man.
  她的丈夫讨人喜欢，但却是个懒惰没有出息的人。
• Two years of feckless negotiations
  拖了两年毫无结果的谈判
• Why should prudent Germans subsidise feckless Greeks, the discourse now runs?
  有人会说，严谨的德国人为什么要贴补不负责任的希腊人？
• The other members of the group whom Jordan meets are the Gipsy rafael, amiable but feckless, and pablo's wife pilar, an ugly woman who is far braver than her husband.
  乔丹见到的游击队其他成员有友善厚道但缺乏能力的吉普赛人拉斐尔和帕布洛的妻子皮拉尔。皮拉尔这个女人相貌虽丑，却比她丈夫勇敢得多。
• A feckless son is a disgrace to his parents.
  儿子没出息，父母脸上也无光。