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oversight

英 ['əʊvəsaɪt] 美 ['ovɚsaɪt]

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解释

n. 监督，照管；疏忽

※ 提供单词"oversight"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

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。

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

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。

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