单词 | oversight |
释义 | oversight /oh"veuhr suyt'/, n. 1. an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights. 2. unintentional failure to notice or consider; lack of proper attention: Owing to my oversight, the letter was sent unsigned. 3. supervision; watchful care: a person responsible for the oversight of the organization. [1300-50; ME; see OVER-, SIGHT] Syn. 1, 2. mistake, blunder, slip. 2. lapse, neglect, inattention. 3. management, direction, control; surveillance. |
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