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an oversight (by sb)
可数名词，表示一次具体的疏忽。
Leaving the door unlocked was an oversight by the security guard.
门没锁是保安的疏忽。
疏忽；疏漏；遗漏
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疏忽；疏漏；遗漏
A mistake or something that is forgotten because you fail to notice it.
Leaving the door unlocked was an oversight by the security guard.
门没锁是保安的疏忽。
疏忽；遗漏,被忽略或忘记的事物。
An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
因未能注意到而导致的无意遗漏
an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
监督；管理。
Supervision or management.
监督或管理某人或某群体的运作
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
Due to an oversight, the report was missing the final page.
由于疏忽，报告缺少了最后一页。
The error was caused by a simple oversight in the data entry process.
这个错误是由数据录入过程中的一个简单疏忽造成的。
It was an oversight on my part not to invite him to the meeting.
没邀请他参加会议是我的疏忽。
可数名词，表示一次具体的疏忽。
Leaving the door unlocked was an oversight by the security guard.
门没锁是保安的疏忽。
介词短语，用作原因状语。
The payment was delayed due to an oversight.
付款因疏忽而延迟。
表示在某方面的疏忽。
There was an oversight in the contract.
合同中有一处疏忽。
引出同位语从句，说明疏忽的具体内容。
It was an oversight that we didn't invite him.
没邀请他是我们的疏忽。
Not this
I oversighted the mistake.
Use this
I overlooked the mistake.
Oversight是名词，表示疏忽，而overlook是动词，表示忽略。学习者容易混淆词性，将名词误用作动词。
Not this
Due to oversight, the error was not caught.
Use this
Due to an oversight, the error was not caught.
Oversight作为可数名词表示‘疏忽’时，前面需要不定冠词an，学习者常忽略冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
监管；监督管理
The industry operates under federal regulatory oversight.
该行业在联邦政府的监管下运作。
国会监督
Congressional oversight of the executive branch is essential to democracy.
国会对行政部门的监督对民主至关重要。
提供监督
An independent committee provides oversight of the election process.
一个独立委员会对选举过程进行监督。
监督委员会
The oversight committee reviewed the agency's spending.
监督委员会审查了该机构的支出。
由于疏忽；因疏漏
The invoice was sent twice due to an oversight.
由于疏忽，发票被寄了两次。
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Same pattern, same sound
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联想记忆：over（越过）+ sight（目光），目光越过没看到＝疏忽遗漏；目光自上而下看＝监督管理。
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式书信与书面道歉、政府或公司监督语境、法律与审计文件 oversight 有‘疏漏’和‘监督’两个常见含义，语域略有不同：‘疏漏’多用于正式书面语或客气地承认错误；‘监督’比较常见于政府、公司等机构的管理语境。日常口语中较少使用，整体偏正式。
All words listed rhyme with the final /saɪt/ of "oversight" (/ˈoʊvɝˌsaɪt/). The five -sight words share the exact ending -sight and the pronunciation /saɪt/; "site" is a homophone of "sight" but spelled differently. Do not confuse "oversight" with the lookalike "overshoot" /ˌoʊvɝˈʃuːt/, which sounds quite different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.