How do you use "oversight" in a sentence?

The omission of her name from the credits was an embarrassing oversight by the production team. The committee was established to provide independent oversight of police conduct. Due to an administrative oversight, several applicants were not informed of the deadline change.

oversight

Advanced Vocabulary Word British ★★☆☆☆ Uncommon Neutral

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Meaning: An unintentional failure to notice or do something; alternatively, the supervision and monitoring of a process, organisation, or activity.

无意中未能注意到或做到某事；另外也指对某一过程、组织或活动的监督和监管。

Fallo involuntario a la hora de advertir o hacer algo; alternativamente, la supervisión y el control de un proceso, organización o actividad.

意図せず何かに気づかなかったり、何かをし損なったりすること。あるいは、プロセス・組織・活動の監督・監視のこと。

의도치 않게 무언가를 놓치거나 하지 못한 것. 또는 과정·조직·활동에 대한 감독 및 감시.

Oversight is a notable contronym — it has two opposite meanings. In one sense, it means a mistake caused by failing to notice something ('it was an oversight'). In the other, it means watchful supervision ('parliamentary oversight of the intelligence services'). Context usually makes the meaning clear. Common collocations include 'an unfortunate oversight,' 'regulatory oversight,' and 'independent oversight.'

oversight是一个典型的自相矛盾词——它有两个相反的含义。一个含义是指因未能注意到某事而犯的错误（'it was an oversight'那是一个疏忽）。另一个含义是指警觉的监督（'parliamentary oversight of the intelligence services'议会对情报机构的监督）。语境通常可以明确其含义。常见搭配包括'an unfortunate oversight'（一个令人遗憾的疏忽）、'regulatory oversight'（监管审查）和'independent oversight'（独立监督）。

Oversight es un notable contrónimo: tiene dos significados opuestos. En un sentido, significa un error causado por no advertir algo ('it was an oversight'). En el otro, significa supervisión atenta ('parliamentary oversight of the intelligence services'). El contexto suele aclarar el significado. Las colocaciones habituales incluyen 'an unfortunate oversight', 'regulatory oversight' e 'independent oversight'.

oversightは注目すべき自己矛盾語（コントロニム）であり、二つの正反対の意味を持つ。一つは何かに気づかなかったことによる失敗・手落ち（'it was an oversight'見落としだった）を意味し、もう一つは注意深い監督・監視（'parliamentary oversight of the intelligence services'情報機関に対する議会の監視）を意味する。通常、文脈から意味は明らかになる。一般的な共起表現には'an unfortunate oversight'（不幸な見落とし）、'regulatory oversight'（規制当局による監視）、'independent oversight'（独立した監視）がある。

oversight는 주목할 만한 반의어적 동음이의어(contronym)로, 서로 반대되는 두 가지 의미를 가진다. 하나는 무언가를 놓쳐서 생긴 실수('it was an oversight: 그것은 실수였다')이고, 다른 하나는 주의 깊은 감독('parliamentary oversight of the intelligence services: 정보기관에 대한 의회 감시')이다. 맥락을 통해 보통 의미가 명확해진다. 흔한 연어로는 'an unfortunate oversight(유감스러운 실수)', 'regulatory oversight(규제 감독)', 'independent oversight(독립적 감시)'가 있다.

Examples

The omission of her name from the credits was an embarrassing oversight by the production team.
制作团队遗漏了她在片尾字幕中的名字，这是一个令人尴尬的疏忽。
La omisión de su nombre en los créditos fue un embarazoso descuido del equipo de producción.
クレジットから彼女の名前が漏れたのは、制作チームによる恥ずべき見落としであった。
크레딧에서 그녀의 이름이 빠진 것은 제작팀의 부끄러운 실수였다.
The committee was established to provide independent oversight of police conduct.
委员会的设立旨在对警察行为进行独立监督。
El comité se creó para ejercer una supervisión independiente de la conducta policial.
委員会は警察の行動に対する独立した監視を提供するために設立された。
이 위원회는 경찰 행위에 대한 독립적인 감시를 제공하기 위해 설립되었다.
Due to an administrative oversight, several applicants were not informed of the deadline change.
由于行政疏忽，数名申请人未被告知截止日期的变更。
Debido a un descuido administrativo, varios solicitantes no fueron informados del cambio de plazo.
事務的な手落ちにより、数名の応募者に締切日の変更が通知されなかった。
행정적인 착오로 인해 여러 지원자에게 마감일 변경이 통보되지 않았다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: professional, political, legal

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From over- and sight. The 'supervision' sense dates from the early 14th century (looking over something). The 'failure to notice' sense emerged in the 16th century (looking over and past something).

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal