oversight

英 ['əʊvəsaɪt] 美['ovɚsaɪt]
  • n. 监督,照管;疏忽

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词态变化


复数: oversights;

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1. over- "above" + sight. 对比:oversight <=> overlook, oversight <=> oversee.
2. 站得高看得远的同时,也就看不到细节,看不清楚细节,看不到下面的事情,不清楚、不了解下面的事情;因此就会:失察;疏忽,忽略;疏忽出错。

中文词源


oversight 疏忽,忽视,负责,照管

over-,在上,超过,过度,sight,看,看管。即在上面看,负责,照管。同时,也用于否定义,看过头,疏忽,忽视。比较overlook.

英文词源


oversight (n.)
"supervision," early 14c., from over- + sight. Meaning "omission of notice, fact of passing over without seeing" attested from late 15c.; compare oversee.

双语例句


1. By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product.
由于一个不幸的疏忽,产品未能附上完整的说明。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The UN will also be given a loose oversight role.
联合国还将被赋予宽泛的监督职责。

来自柯林斯例句

3. William was angered and embarrassed by his oversight.
威廉因为自己的疏忽而羞愤交加。

来自柯林斯例句

4. I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an oversight.
我不是有意在名单上漏掉她的名字的,这是个疏忽。

来自《权威词典》

5. I consider this a gross oversight on your part.
我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽.

来自《简明英汉词典》