“湮没”常见的英文表达有 “obscure”、“bury”、“consign to oblivion” 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
obscure:
含义:指使某物变得不清晰、不为人知,常用于描述事物因被忽视、掩盖或缺乏关注而逐渐不为人所知。
例句:The achievements of ancient female scientists have often been obscured by history.(古代女科学家的成就常常被历史所湮没。)
bury:
含义:原意是“埋葬”,引申为使某物被掩盖、遗忘,强调完全被掩埋或隐藏起来。
例句:The old town was buried under layers of silt.(那座古城被层层淤泥湮没了。)
consign to oblivion:
含义:这是一个短语,表示将某物彻底遗忘,强调其被完全抛弃、不再被提及。
例句:Many traditional crafts have been consigned to oblivion in the modern age.(在现代,许多传统手工艺已被湮没在历史的长河中。)