delinquent

delinquent
[dɪˈlɪŋkw(ə)nt]
adjective
  1. (typically of a young person or their behaviour) showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime
    (尤指年轻人或其行为)不良的,有犯罪倾向的
    delinquent children.
    犯罪儿童。
    ■(chiefly US)in arrears
    (主美)欠账
    delinquent accounts.
    逾期未付的账款。
    ■(formal)failing in one's duty
    (正式)失职
noun
  1. a delinquent person
    违法者
    young delinquents.
    少年犯。
派生
delinquently
adverb
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Latin delinquent- 'offending', from the verb delinquere, from de- 'away' + linquere 'to leave'
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