in·ad·ver·tence /ˌɪnədˈvɚ/
 不慎;疏忽;錯誤


 In·ad·vert·ence pl. -ces , In·ad·vert·en·cy pl. -cies , n.
 1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence.
    Inadvertency, or lack of attendance to the sense and intention of our prayers.   --Jer. Taylor.
 2. An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence.
    The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact.   --Addison.
 Syn: -- Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence; thoughtlessness. See Inattention.

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 inadvertence
      n 1: an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice
           something [syn: oversight]
      2: the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
         [syn: unmindfulness, heedlessness, inadvertency]
         [ant: mindfulness, mindfulness]