forgetful

英 [fə'getfʊl; -f(ə)l]美 [fɚ'gɛtfəl]
  • adj. 健忘的；不注意的；疏忽的；使遗忘的
TEM4 畅通词汇

助记提示

1、for- ( used here with negative force, "away, amiss, opposite" ) + get + -ful.

英文词源

forgetful (adj.)
late 14c., from forget + -ful. A curious formation. Used in the sense "causing forgetting" from 1550s, but almost exclusively in poetry (Milton, Tennyson, etc.). An older word in this sense was Middle English forgetel, from Old English forgitel "forgetful," from a formation similar to that in Dutch vergetel. Related: Forgetfully; forgetfulness.

双语例句

1. My mother has become very forgetful and confused recently.
我妈妈近来变得非常健忘，糊里糊涂。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She has become very forgetful in recent years.
近年来她变得十分健忘。
来自《权威词典》
3. Grandfather is forgetful and often repeats himself when he tells a story.
祖父很健忘,他讲故事时常重复.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. His father began to lose his memory bit by bit, becoming increasingly forgetful.
他的父亲开始一点点地失去记忆，变得越来越健忘。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Every actor ought to know his lines backwards before he goes on stage, as nervousness may make him forgetful.
所有演员在上台前都应当把台词记得滚瓜烂熟, 因为一紧张就容易忘词.
来自《简明英汉词典》