oversight
Chinese meaning
监管权；监督
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Example
Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's direct oversight sparked the crossfire now gripping the region and have imperiled negotiations for a lasting ceasefire.
试图在没有伊朗直接监管的情况下重开霍尔木兹海峡的努力，引发了目前令该地区陷入交火的局面，并使持久停火谈判岌岌可危。
Source: Fortune
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
由 over-(在上方)+ sight(看)复合而成,「监督/监管」与「疏漏」两义皆从「自上方扫视」引申
- over-（在上方、全面）+ sight（视线、看）
Collocations
- direct oversight / congressional oversight / under the oversight of
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