oblivious是什么意思,oblivious怎么用

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oblivious

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📰 外刊例句

Its name came from the idea of weaving such a chip into items of clothing, where it could let oblivious wearers know when the need for a shower was becoming urgent. 它的名字源于将这种芯片编织到衣物中的想法,可以让未察觉的穿着者知道自己何时真的该冲个澡了。

—— 《经济学人》

—— 《时代周刊》


📖 基本释义

[adjective] not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one
[形容词] 未注意到或不关心周围发生的事情的


💡 深入解读

Oblivious 是一个与熟词 obvious 十分形似但含义相隔较远的单词。该词源自拉丁语obliviosus(健忘的、很容易忘记的;产生健忘的),15世纪中期进入英语后也是用来表示“忘却的、健忘的”,不过这个含义现已不再流行。等到了1862年后, oblivious 开始讹用来表示“不知道的、未注意的、未察觉的”,但这个含义随后却发展成了该词的主要含义。现在常用搭配 oblivious of/to sth ,多指对周围发生的事情毫无知觉的或未察觉的,强调缺乏主动有意识的注意,或者因认为事情微不足道或者过于琐碎而没有去注意或记住,

比如:

Absorbed in her work, the novice was totally oblivious of her surroundings.那个新手专心于工作,对周围的一切毫无知觉。

He drove off, oblivious of the collateral damage he had caused.他开车走了,没有注意到他所造成的附带损害。


📚 名著用例

Hermione was acting as though she was quite oblivious to all of this, but once or twice Harry saw an inexplicable smirk cross her face. 赫敏好像对这一切浑然不觉,但有一两次哈利看到她脸上掠过一丝令人不解的笑意。

— 出自《英国作家J·K·罗琳的奇幻小说《哈利·波特》系列的第六本《哈利·波特与混血王子》( Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince )。》


🔍 同近义词

  • unaware: having no knowledge of a situation or fact
  • ignorant: lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about a particular thing
  • heedless: showing a reckless lack of care or attention
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