She was thinking that she must reprimand her home help the next morning for such a monstrous piece of negligence,
她心想明天上午一定要好好訓斥那個干家務的幫手，她竟如此疏忽大意。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 58 A spot of bother
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 丑陋的;巨大的;畸形的;與傳說中怪物相象的;
?? monstr顯示+ous...的 → 巨大的；可怕的
"The killer committed monstrous acts."
那個嗜殺成性的兇手犯下了駭人聽聞的罪行.
近義：horrible
反義：arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable
n. 疏忽;[法]過失;粗心大意;
?? neg沒有+lig選擇，收集+ence名詞后綴 →疏忽，過失
"The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence."
證明對方犯有疏忽罪的舉證責任落在原告身上.
近義：improvidence, incaution, laches, neglect, neglectfulness, oversight
反義：heedfulness, application, industriousness, industry, intentness, interest
n. 思考;想法，思想;意見;見解;
adj. 有思想的;有理性的;
v. “think”的現在分詞;
"She's thinking about a career in banking."
她正在考慮從事銀行業。
近義：approach, judgement, judgment, notion, opinion, sentiment
aux. 必須;必然要;（做出邏輯推斷）;（表示堅持）;
n. 必須做的事，必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. （表示必要或很重要）必須;（提出建議）應該;得;（表示很可能或符合邏輯）一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項工作你得會說法語。
近義：ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
reprimand
['r?pr?m?nd]
n. 訓斥;懲戒;譴責;
vt. 譴責;懲戒;責難;
"His boss gave him a reprimand for being late."
他的老板因他遲到而訓了他一頓.
近義：rebuke, remonstrate, reprehend, reproach, reprove, scold
反義：laud, cheer, compliment, joy, felicitate, felicitation