“寻物眼盲症”英语怎么说

 　　“寻物眼盲症”大家都经历过吧?就是在屋里找一样东西，怎么也找不到，让家人帮忙找，结果发现那东西就在你眼前。在英语里，这种情况叫做domestic blindness。

　　经历过“寻物眼盲症”吗？

　　Domestic blindness describes the situation that when you are trying to look for something in your house, but you can't find it, so you ask your spouse¹ or parents for help. Upon asking someone for help, he/she points to the item that you were looking for, which is usually standing² right in front of your face.

　　Domestic blindness描绘的是这样的情景：你在家找某样东西，怎么也找不到，于是让家人帮忙找。而家人立即就找到了，因为那样东西就在你面前。我们可以将这个表达译为“寻物眼盲症”。

　　For example:

　　I must've had a case of domestic blindness! I’ve been looking for my cellphone the whole morning, and it turned out that it is right in my pant pocket.

　　我一定是得了寻物眼盲症。我一早上都在找我的手机，结果手机就在我裤兜里。

　　(Source: Urbandictionary)

 

1 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。