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单词 amnesia
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
am•ne•sia /æmˈniʒə/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologyloss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
am•ne•si•ac /æmˈniʒiˌæk, -zi-/USA pronunciation  am•ne•sic/æmˈnisɪk, -zɪk/USA pronunciation  n. [countable], adj.See -mne-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
am•ne•sia  (am nēzhə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologyloss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
  • Greek amnēsía, variant of amnēstía oblivion; perhaps learnedly formed from mnē-, stem of mimné̄skesthai to remember (compare mnemonic) + -s- + -ia -ia. See amnesty
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1780–90
am•nes•tic  (am nestik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
amnesia /æmˈniːzjə -ʒjə -zɪə/ n
  1. a defect in memory, esp one resulting from pathological cause, such as brain damage or hysteria
Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Greek: forgetfulness, probably from amnēstia oblivion; see amnesty

amnesiac /æmˈniːzɪˌæk/, amnesic /æmˈniːsɪk -zɪk/ adj , n
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