湮没 (yān) — to be forgotten, to fall into oblivion
Definition
A literary verb meaning 'to be forgotten, to sink into oblivion' — something (a person, work, culture) gradually vanishes from memory or record. Far more formal and written than everyday alternatives; common in historical or reflective prose.
verb
to be forgottento fall into oblivion
Examples
- 湮没。Tā de zuò pǐn jiàn jiàn yān zài lì shǐ cháng hé zhōng.His works gradually fell into oblivion in the long river of history.
- 湮没。Xǔ duō gǔ dài wén huà dōu yǐ yān wú wén.Many ancient cultures have already faded into oblivion.
- 湮没。Zhè wèi kē xué jiā de zǎo qī yán jiū jī hū yān bù zhāng.This scientist's early research has barely been remembered.
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