oblivion

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n. 遗忘, (头脑的)一片空白状, 湮没, 大赦, 赦免 [法] 忘却, 被忘却的事, 大赦

发音

US /əˈblɪviːən/
UK /əˈblɪviːən/

词形变化

oblivions 复数 oblivions oblivioned oblivioning oblivions 三单 oblivioning 现在分词 oblivioned 过去式 oblivioned 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.

    不可数

    He regularly drank himself into oblivion.

    Only the oblivion of sleep can heal the greatest traumas.

  2. 2.

    The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.

    不可数

    Due to modern technology, many more people and much more information will not slip into oblivion, contrary to what happened throughout history until now.

    They tried to bomb them into oblivion.

    I will cast them into oblivion!

  3. 3.

    A form of purgatory.

    不可数
  4. 4.

    Amnesty.

    废旧 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

limbo obliviousness

上位词 2

obscurity forgetfulness

词源

Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).

来源：wiktionary