oversee的词源

英文词源

oversee (v.)

Old English oferseon "to look down upon, keep watch over, survey, observe;" see over + see (v.). Meaning "to supervise" is attested from mid-15c. The verb lacks the double sense of similar overlook, but this emerges in the noun form oversight. Related: Oversaw; overseen.

中文词源

oversee：监督，监管

over-,在上，see,看。即在上面看的，引申词义监督，监管。

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