| 释义 |
ob·liv·i·on
\əˈblivēən, ōˈ-, äˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oblivion-, oblivio, from oblivisci to forget (perhaps from ob- to, over, completely + levis smooth) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ob-, lime
1. : an act of forgetting or the fact of having forgotten : forgetfulness, obliviousness
< seeking ease and the oblivion of sleep >
2. : the quality or state of being forgotten
< contentedly accepted his political oblivion >
3. : official ignoring of offenses : general pardon : amnesty
< an act of oblivion > |