delinquent
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英 /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/
英文释义
名词 n.
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One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.
— She had the consolation of knowing that any offence given to her dignity could be avenged on the delinquent who caused it, an act of justice which could not fail to be consolatory, since every one of her daughters had at times stood in stead of "guid King James's whipping-boy," when circumstances arose to disturb the equanimity of Lady Anne's imperious and irascible temper.
- A person who has not paid their debts.
- A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646).
形容词 adj.
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Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
— Fred is delinquent in making his car payment.
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Of a payment or other financial obligation: late or otherwise unfulfilled.
— The company made a new effort to collect delinquent payments.
- Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French délinquant, ultimately from Latin delinquens, present participle of delinquo.
词源 2
Borrowed from Middle French délinquant, ultimately from Latin delinquens, present participle of delinquo.
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