“被忽视的”常见英文表达有 neglected、ignored、overlooked 等,具体使用哪个词需根据语境判断:
neglected:侧重于表示因缺乏关注、照顾或维护而处于不良状态,常用于描述人、事物或地方被长期忽视而未得到应有的关注或照料,带有一种“被冷落、未被妥善对待”的意味。
例句:The neglected garden was overgrown with weeds.(这个被忽视的花园长满了杂草。)
例句:Neglected children often have emotional problems.(被忽视的孩子常常有情感问题。)
ignored:强调有意或无意地不去注意、不回应或不考虑,更侧重于“故意不理会”或“没有注意到”的行为动作。
例句:He felt ignored by his colleagues at work.(他在工作中感觉被同事忽视了。)
例句:Her warnings were completely ignored.(她的警告完全被忽视了。)
overlooked:指因疏忽、粗心或未加注意而错过、未看到或未考虑到,更侧重于“由于疏忽而未注意到”这一情况。
例句:This important detail was overlooked in the report.(报告里遗漏了这个重要细节。)
例句:The small town is often overlooked by tourists.(这个小镇常常被游客忽视。)