shoddiness
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˈʃɒd.i.nəs/ us/ˈʃɑː.di.nəs/
(POOR QUALITY)
粗制滥造
the quality of being badly and carelessly made, using low quality materials
Chronic underfunding, lack of repairs, and shoddiness made accidents inevitable. 长期的资金不足、缺乏维修和质量低下使得事故不可避免。
A stroll around the city will reveal at once the shabbiness and shoddiness of its housing. 在城中漫步会立即发现其房屋的破旧和劣质。
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- Parents and politicians had warned about the shoddiness of many school buses.
- Nervous about the shoddiness of the main school building, he scraped together $58,000 to renovate it.
- It's not the unhealthiness of the food that's putting us off, but its downright shoddiness.
- Some reviewers speculate that the shoddiness is a result of the book being published before it was ready.
(BAD TREATMENT)
不尊重，不关心，轻视，漠视
the quality of showing little respect, thought, or care in the way people are treated
The shoddiness of the party's recent behaviour has been startling. 该党近期的轻慢举措令人吃惊。
See: shoddy
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- They say the blame lies not with them but with shoddiness in the traditional news media.
- the shoddiness of the movie business and the cynicism of the people who run it