vô trách nhiệm
Definition
- Adjective:
- Irresponsible: Lacking a sense of responsibility; not thinking or caring about the potential negative consequences of one's actions or inactions. It describes a person, behavior, or attitude that fails to fulfill duties or obligations.
- Unaccountable: Not required or expected to justify actions or decisions; lacking accountability.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta là một người vô trách nhiệm. (He is an irresponsible person.)
- Hành động vô trách nhiệm đó đã gây ra hậu quả nghiêm trọng. (That irresponsible action caused serious consequences.)
- Thái độ vô trách nhiệm của nhân viên khiến khách hàng tức giận. (The employee's irresponsible attitude made the customer angry.)
Advanced Usage
- The word can be used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "là" - to be).
- It can describe systems or environments that foster a lack of accountability.
- Một hệ thống vô trách nhiệm. (An irresponsible/unaccountable system.)
Variants and Related Words
Trách nhiệm (n): Responsibility, duty, obligation.
- Mọi công dân đều có trách nhiệm bảo vệ môi trường. (Every citizen has a responsibility to protect the environment.)
Thiếu trách nhiệm (adj): Less formal synonym for "vô trách nhiệm," also meaning irresponsible or lacking responsibility.
Synonyms
- Irresponsible: Not showing a proper sense of responsibility.
- Careless: Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
- Negligent: Failing to take proper care in doing something.
- Unaccountable: Not required or expected to justify actions.
Antonyms
- Có trách nhiệm (adj): Responsible, accountable.
- Tận tụy (adj): Dedicated, conscientious.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Sống vô trách nhiệm: To live irresponsibly.
- Anh ấy đã sống vô trách nhiệm với gia đình của mình. (He lived irresponsibly toward his family.)
Lối sống vô trách nhiệm: An irresponsible lifestyle.
- Lối sống vô trách nhiệm sẽ dẫn đến nhiều rắc rối. (An irresponsible lifestyle will lead to many troubles.)
