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forgotten

UK //fəˈɡɒt(ə)n//US //fərˈɡɑːt(ə)n//

词源

源自中古英语 'forgeten',古英语 'forgietan',意为'忘记',与德语 'vergessen' 同源。

verb

❶ 忘记的过去分词形式,指某事物被遗忘或不再被记住的状态。常用于描述记忆、承诺或物品被忽略的情况。

“I had forgotten my keys at home this morning.”

(我今天早上把钥匙忘在家里了。)

“She realized she had forgotten to call her mother.”

(她意识到自己忘了给母亲打电话。)

同义词:overlooked, neglected, unremembered

常见短语

long forgotten — 指某事或某物已经被遗忘很长时间,强调时间久远和记忆的淡忘。

“The ruins were from a long forgotten civilization.”

(这些废墟来自一个早已被遗忘的文明。)