老外常说的“out of sight, out of mind”是啥意思？

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⭐今日表达⭐

out of sight, out of mind

眼不见，心不烦

看不见就不会想了

sight n.视力；视野

mind n.头脑

⭐解释⭐

It is used to emphasize that when something or someone cannot be seen, it is easy to forget it, him, or her.

⭐精选例句⭐

Just sweep everything under the sofa—out of sight, out of mind.

把所有东西扫到沙发底下得了—眼不见，心不烦。

sweep v.扫

《使女的故事》The Handmaid's Tale:

Pain marks you, but too deep to see. Out of sight, out of mind.

痛苦给你烙下了印记，但是太深了，你看不见，眼不见，心不烦。

mark v.做记号；打分；n. 符号；痕迹

too…to… 太…而不能…

It’s never too late to learn. 学习永远不迟。

《摩登家庭》Modern Family:

I can turn over big things to him and never give them a second thought. Out of sight, out of mind.

我能把大事交由他处理，然后自己不再去担心。眼不见，心不烦。

turn over sth to sb 把某事交给某人

give…a second thought 重新考虑