Word · Frequency #20931
forgetfulness
健忘；善忘；遗忘
tendency to forget
- 1.
The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
健忘；易忘
- 2.
tendency to forget
健忘的倾向
- 3.
Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
遗忘；忘却
- 4.
unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember
因疏忽或粗心未能记住而导致的无意识
- 5.
Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.
疏忽；不注意
健忘；易忘；健忘的倾向；遗忘；忘却；因疏忽或粗心未能记住而导致的无意识；疏忽；不注意
In use
Her forgetfulness made her miss several important appointments last week.
His forgetfulness about birthdays often upset his friends.
The doctor said the patient's forgetfulness was caused by lack of sleep.
his forgetfulness increased as he grew older
a moment of forgetfulness
a moment of forgetfulness 意为“一时健忘”，常用来解释短暂、无意的失误。
In a moment of forgetfulness, she left her phone on the bus.
一时健忘，她把手机落在了公交车上。
forgetfulness of sth
forgetfulness of sth 后接具体事物，表示“对某事的健忘”。
Her forgetfulness of details sometimes causes problems.
她对细节的健忘有时会造成问题。
Connections
Collocations
- senile forgetfulness
- 老年性健忘
- Senile forgetfulness is common in very old people.老年性健忘在年纪很大的人中很常见。
- momentary forgetfulness
- 一时健忘
- She felt embarrassed by her momentary forgetfulness of his name.她因一时忘记他的名字而感到尴尬。
- a bout of forgetfulness
- 一阵健忘
- After the illness, he had a bout of forgetfulness.生病之后，他出现了一阵健忘。
- increasing forgetfulness
- 日益严重的健忘
- He showed increasing forgetfulness as the disease progressed.随着病情恶化，他表现出越来越严重的健忘。
- due to forgetfulness
- 由于健忘
- The mix-up was due to forgetfulness.这场混乱是因为健忘造成的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 forgetfulness 拆成 forget（忘记）+ fulness（充满），画面：脑袋被‘忘记’塞满，所以总健忘。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、医疗/健康咨询、书面说明 该词表示“健忘、容易忘记”的状态或倾向，语气中性偏正式；日常对话和较正式的文章中都可用，在医疗或心理学等讨论记忆的语境中比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
forget 和 forgetful 与 forgetfulness 共享重读的 /ɡɛt/ 音和词根，但只有 forgetful 还带有 /fəl/ 后缀；所列 -ness 词（fullness、illness、happiness、thoughtfulness）拼写以 -ness 结尾，但重音和元音不同，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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