o·ver·sight
noun/ˈəʊvəsaɪt/
/ˈəʊvərsaɪt/
- [countable, uncountable] the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do something or you do not notice something
疏忽；忽略；失察 - I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an oversight.
我不是有意在名单上漏掉她的名字的，这是个疏忽。 - You can never entirely eliminate human error and oversight.
人为的错误和疏失是没有可能根除的。
Extra Examples- The mistake was due to an unfortunate oversight on my part.
这一错误是由于我一时疏忽造成的。 - Through oversight, the bill was still unpaid.
由于疏忽，账单仍未支付。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- unfortunate
- administrative
- by (an) oversight
- due to (an) oversight
- through (an) oversight
- …
- I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an oversight.
- [uncountable] (formal) the state of being in charge of somebody/something
负责；照管 - The committee has oversight of finance and general policy.
该委员会负责处理财政和一般性政策。
Extra Examples- An enquiry was set up under the oversight of the Police Complaints Authority.
调查是在警察投诉局的监督下展开的。 - There is support for a system of independent oversight.
人们支持独立监督制度。
- The committee has oversight of finance and general policy.