amnesia

/æmˈniːziə/ (bre, ipa) · /æmˈniːʒə/ (ame, ipa) · /am-ˈnē-zhə/ (ame, mw)

amnesia — noun

1. a medical condition affecting the brain that prevents a person from recalling pa

1.名詞B2
釋義

a medical condition affecting the brain that prevents a person from recalling past events, personal information, or recently learned facts, typically caused by a head injury, a disease, or a deeply upsetting experience

例句

After the car accident, the librarian developed amnesia and could not recognize her own children.

developed amnesia

Because of amnesia, Yuki could not recall anything about the three years spent in Buenos Aires.

同義詞
  • memory loss

    broader, everyday term; amnesia is the specific medical condition

  • forgetfulness

    much milder and not medical; suggests absent-mindedness, not brain injury

  • blackout

    temporary loss of memory, often from alcohol or a blow to the head

反義詞
  • memory

    the normal ability to remember

  • recollection

    the act of successfully recalling past events

文法句型

amnesia + verb (describes condition)

用法筆記

Frequently used as an uncountable noun in medical and formal contexts. In everyday conversation, the broader phrase 'memory loss' is more common.

常見錯誤

❌After the shock, he had a temporary amnesia.
✅After the shock, he had temporary amnesia.
💡Amnesia is uncountable; do not use 'a' or 'an' directly before it.
❌I have amnesia of last night's party.
✅I have no memory of last night's party.
💡Amnesia is a medical condition, not a casual word for everyday forgetting.