oblivion

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 əblĭvʹēən

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead. uncountable,usually
    — He regularly drank himself into oblivion.
  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. uncountable,usually
    — Due to modern technology, many more people and much more information will not slip into oblivion, contrary to what happened throughout history until now.
  3. A form of purgatory. uncountable,usually
  4. Amnesty. obsolete,uncountable,usually
动词 v.
  1. To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly. transitive

词形变化

oblivions plural oblivions present,singular,third-person oblivioning participle,present oblivioned participle,past oblivioned past

词汇关系

近义词
forgetness
衍生词
obliviate oblivionate oblivionize
相关词
obliviation oblivious oubliette obliteration

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
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