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单词 inadvertent
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Definition of inadvertent in English:

inadvertent

adjective ˌɪnədˈvəːt(ə)ntˌɪnədˈvərtnt
  • Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning.

    an inadvertent administrative error occurred that resulted in an overpayment
    he was pardoned for inadvertent manslaughter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is no other evidence of actual or inadvertent disclosure to any third party.
    • As a result of centuries of both deliberate and inadvertent plant breeding, the varieties used today have little resemblance with their wild ancestors.
    • The inherent demeaning nature of such language is inadvertent, I am sure.
    • The law should not pursue those allegedly guilty of minor, inadvertent or technical crimes decades ago, because to do so is disproportionate and oppressive.
    • Second, convictions may become disclosed by the inadvertent disclosure or consent of the offender.
    • Hand hygiene is believed to be the primary strategy for prevention of inadvertent inoculation or transmission of the virus.
    • Biosecurity protocols and border testing are in place, and inadvertent contamination is under better control.
    • I made a mental note to leave more space between seedlings next time, although the effect I'd achieved by inadvertent crowding was lovely.
    • This electoral process will be more transparent than in recent years, because of both intended and inadvertent government reforms.
    • There are other inadvertent legal forces that have contributed to this new monitoring regime, one of which is the expansion of sexual harassment law.
    • However, inadvertent contamination of some food products has been uncovered.
    • Small amounts of exposure occur from inhalation, skin absorption, and inadvertent ingestion of contaminated soil or dust.
    • I doubt very much that the good judge requested that his inadvertent disclosure be off the record.
    • Casting a blank glance at me, he looks as though it is I who should apologize for his inadvertent offence.
    • Studies show that persons deemed beautiful by social norm receive inadvertent preferential treatment.
    • There are two separate issues here: deliberate copying and stealing of information, and inadvertent copying and leaking.
    • Presumably, they acquired the disease through inadvertent exposure.
    • Members of the defensive team need to be aware of an inadvertent or accidental tag of home plate by the catcher in such situations.
    • During normal engine operation, the inadvertent contamination of fuel by water and other contaminants must be tolerated.
    • The students also had a certain stylistic flair, however inadvertent.
    Synonyms
    unintentional, unintended, accidental, unpremeditated, unplanned, unmeant, innocent, uncalculated, unconscious, unthinking, unwitting, involuntary
    chance, coincidental
    careless, thoughtless

Derivatives

  • inadvertence

  • noun ˌɪnədˈvəːt(ə)ns
    • He felt that, on balance, the accident was due to a mixture of speed, inadvertence and miscalculation on the part of the plaintiff and he dismissed the claim, awarding costs to the defendants.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In each of those decisions he analysed the relevant facts with respect to the issues of delay, the reasons for delay, prejudice, and whether the failure to comply with the Rule was due to inadvertence rather than negligence.
      • Oh, my, I hope through inadvertence, I haven't stepped into a hornet's nest.
      • In the present case I think there was more than mere inadvertence or inattention.
      • It was not speed but inadvertence that started the incident off.
  • inadvertency

  • noun
    • Such sustained confusion and a sense of ineffable, implicit meaning do appear to result in the person's consulting inadvertencies and trying to wrest meaning from them.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We do not really understand the origins of biological information, but I suspect there is a lot of inadvertency in those early events and in the choice of which particular nucleic acids and amino acids were employed when life began.
      • By an habitual inadvertency we render our selves incapable of any serious and improving thought, till our minds themselves become as light and frothy as those things they are conversant about.
      • This ‘popping up’ is one kind of inadvertency, not stimulated by anything around me, as far as I could tell at the time.
      • Perhaps it had worked all the better for its inadvertency.

Origin

Mid 17th century (earlier (late Middle English) as inadvertence): from in-1 'not' + Latin advertent- 'turning the mind to' (from the verb advertere).

  • advertisement from Late Middle English:

    Latin advertere ‘turn towards’ is the base of advertise (Late Middle English) and advertisement. Advertisement was originally ‘a statement calling attention to something’; it started to be abbreviated to advert in the mid 19th century. If you do something inadvertently (mid 17th century) then you have not turned your mind towards it. verse is related.

 
 

Definition of inadvertent in US English:

inadvertent

adjectiveˌɪnədˈvərtntˌinədˈvərtnt
  • Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning.

    an inadvertent administrative error occurred that resulted in an overpayment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Presumably, they acquired the disease through inadvertent exposure.
    • During normal engine operation, the inadvertent contamination of fuel by water and other contaminants must be tolerated.
    • The students also had a certain stylistic flair, however inadvertent.
    • The law should not pursue those allegedly guilty of minor, inadvertent or technical crimes decades ago, because to do so is disproportionate and oppressive.
    • Small amounts of exposure occur from inhalation, skin absorption, and inadvertent ingestion of contaminated soil or dust.
    • There are two separate issues here: deliberate copying and stealing of information, and inadvertent copying and leaking.
    • I made a mental note to leave more space between seedlings next time, although the effect I'd achieved by inadvertent crowding was lovely.
    • Hand hygiene is believed to be the primary strategy for prevention of inadvertent inoculation or transmission of the virus.
    • I doubt very much that the good judge requested that his inadvertent disclosure be off the record.
    • Second, convictions may become disclosed by the inadvertent disclosure or consent of the offender.
    • As a result of centuries of both deliberate and inadvertent plant breeding, the varieties used today have little resemblance with their wild ancestors.
    • However, inadvertent contamination of some food products has been uncovered.
    • Casting a blank glance at me, he looks as though it is I who should apologize for his inadvertent offence.
    • The inherent demeaning nature of such language is inadvertent, I am sure.
    • This electoral process will be more transparent than in recent years, because of both intended and inadvertent government reforms.
    • Studies show that persons deemed beautiful by social norm receive inadvertent preferential treatment.
    • Members of the defensive team need to be aware of an inadvertent or accidental tag of home plate by the catcher in such situations.
    • There are other inadvertent legal forces that have contributed to this new monitoring regime, one of which is the expansion of sexual harassment law.
    • Biosecurity protocols and border testing are in place, and inadvertent contamination is under better control.
    • There is no other evidence of actual or inadvertent disclosure to any third party.
    Synonyms
    unintentional, unintended, accidental, unpremeditated, unplanned, unmeant, innocent, uncalculated, unconscious, unthinking, unwitting, involuntary

Origin

Mid 17th century (earlier ( late Middle English) as inadvertence): from in- ‘not’ + Latin advertent- ‘turning the mind to’ (from the verb advertere).

 
 
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