Word · Frequency #20931
forgetfulness
健忘；善忘；遗忘
核心释义
tendency to forget
- 1.
健忘；易忘
The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
- 2.
健忘的倾向
tendency to forget
- 3.
遗忘；忘却
Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
- 4.
因疏忽或粗心未能记住而导致的无意识
unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember
- 5.
疏忽；不注意
Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.
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
用法In use
Her forgetfulness made her miss several important appointments last week.
用法提示：这里forgetfulness是名词，表示‘健忘’这一倾向，作主语。
His forgetfulness about birthdays often upset his friends.
用法提示：forgetfulness作名词，指‘健忘’的特质，后接about说明健忘的对象。
The doctor said the patient's forgetfulness was caused by lack of sleep.
用法提示：forgetfulness在句中作名词，表示‘健忘’的状态，作宾语从句的主语。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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