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/ˌɪrɪˈspɑːnsəbəl/ · /ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbəl/
Doing careless things without thinking or worrying about the bad things that could happen because of them, especially when other people could be hurt or let down.
不負責任的
比較級 more irresponsible最高級 most irresponsible
核心畫面
You can picture someone doing something risky without ever asking the next question — what happens after this? They are not cruel and often not even careless about themselves; the piece that is missing is the thought about who else has to live with the result.
一個人做了某件事，但腦子裡從來沒有跑過下一個問題——「這樣做，後面會怎樣？」他不見得是壞心，甚至也不是笨，只是那一段…更多收起
一個人做了某件事，但腦子裡從來沒有跑過下一個問題——「這樣做，後面會怎樣？」他不見得是壞心，甚至也不是笨，只是那一段「想到後果、想到會拖累誰」的思考整個沒有發生。字面上是 ir-（不）+ responsible（負責任的），而 responsible 的裡面藏著 response（回應）：一個負責任的人，是願意在事情出狀況時站出來回應的人；irresponsible 就是連「這件事之後要有人回應」都沒放在心上。原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
irresponsibleadj/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/
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archaicNot responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.
- They left the crown what, in the eye and estimation of law, it had ever been, perfectly irresponsible.
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Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.
irresponsiblenoun/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/
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Someone who is not responsible.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。