1、ad- "to" + vert-.
2、字面含义:turn toward. => turn sb to sth. => give attention to, direct one's attention to. => 注意、留意。
3、in- "not" + advert + -ence.
英文词源
inadvertence (n.)
mid-15c., from Middle French inadvertance (14c.), from Scholastic Latin inadvertentia, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + advertentia, from Latin advertere "to direct one's attention to," literally "to turn toward" (see advertise).
双语例句
1. We all suffer reproaches for the inadvertence of a few.
由于一、二个人的疏忽,我们都受到了谴责.
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2. Mistakes proceed from inadvertence.
错误出自粗心大意.
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3. Study the prison you have built around yourself by inadvertence.
考察你因心不在焉给自己做成的困窘.
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4. M : Emotional reactions, born of ignorance or inadvertence, are never justified.