摘要：“Inadvertent”源自拉丁语“inadvertentem”，是“inadvertere”的宾格形式，意为“没有注意到”。词根“advertere”意为“注意”，前缀“in-”表示否定，整体意为“没有注意到的”或“不经意的”。这个词在16世纪进入英语，用
inadvertent
英 [ˌɪnəd'vɜːtənt] 美 [ˌɪnəd'vɜːtənt]
adj.不注意的；疏忽的；非故意的
“Inadvertent”源自拉丁语“inadvertentem”，是“inadvertere”的宾格形式，意为“没有注意到”。词根“advertere”意为“注意”，前缀“in-”表示否定，整体意为“没有注意到的”或“不经意的”。这个词在16世纪进入英语，用于描述那些无意中发生的事件或行为。
◉外刊例句
① 《华尔街日报》, 2024-03-20
The manager apologized for the inadvertent mistake in the report.
经理为报告中的无意错误道歉。
② 《科学美国人》, 2024-01-15
Scientists warn of inadvertent consequences from new gene-editing technologies.
科学家们警告新基因编辑技术可能带来的无意后果。
◉经典名著
① 《简·爱》（Jane Eyre）, 夏洛蒂·勃朗特, 1847
I did not intend to hurt you; it was an inadvertent slip of the tongue.
我无意伤害你；那是个无意的口误。
② 《双城记》（A Tale of Two Cities）, 查尔斯·狄更斯, 1859
The inadvertent action led to unforeseen consequences.
那件无意的行为导致了无法预见的后果。
◉Usage Examples
(1) May also refer to inadvertent snagging when sport fishing with a bait or lure, the fish being hooked on some body part outside the mouth.
(2) The length of any leg of a speed course should be long enough so that inadvertent timing errors do not introduce appreciable errors into calculated speed.
(1) 可能也指的是不注意的绊住，当垂钓用鱼著迷于诱饵或饵的时候，在嘴巴之外的身体部份被钩住。
(2) 速度课程的任何腿的长度应该够长的，以便不注意的时间安排错误不引导可感知的错误进入有计划的速度。
◉Usage Notes
When something happens by accident, it's inadvertent, or unintentional. The gas company assured you that the error in your bill was inadvertent and that they would fix it, but not before you blew off some steam.
If you break down the adjective inadvertent you find the word vert, from the Latin vertere, meaning "to turn." Advertent comes to mean "turning the mind to," and as the prefix in- means "not," inadvertent means “not turning the mind to,” or "not intending to." When your actions are inadvertent you're not paying attention to their consequences. Remember that inadvertent ends with -ent by remembering this sentence: “We inadvertently ripped the tent.”
1. [ADJ 形容词]无意的；并非故意的；因疏忽造成的 An inadvertent action is one that you do without realizing what you are doing.
The government has said it was an inadvertent error.
政府声称那是因疏忽造成的过失。
inadvertently
I inadvertently pressed the wrong button.
我一疏忽按错了按钮。
来源：学无用的英语