• adj. 有過失的；怠忽的；拖欠債務(wù)的
• n. 流氓；行為不良的人；失職者

de-, 向下，離開。-linqu, 留下，遺棄，詞源同leave, relinquish. 即被遺棄的人，缺乏管教的人，后主要指少年犯，不良青少年。

delinquent

delinquent: see relic

delinquent (n.)

late 15c., from Middle French délinquant, from present participle of délinquer (15c.), and directly from Latin delinquentum (nominative delinquens), present participle of delinquere "to fail; be wanting, fall short; offend," from de- "completely" (see de-) + linquere "to leave" (see relinquish). As an adjective, from c. 1600.

1. Most delinquent children have deprived backgrounds.

多數(shù)少年犯都有貧困且未受教育的背景.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The businessman was billed for delinquent taxes.

那商人因拖欠稅金而被罰款.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. You are a delinquent subordinate.

你是一個失職的部下.

來自辭典例句

4. He is delinquent in paying his rent.

他拖欠房租.

來自辭典例句

5. A boy might live in a minus neighborhood but not be a delinquent.

一個男孩子可以生活在一個差勁的街坊而不淪為罪犯.

來自辭典例句