Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语). Its literal meaning is 'pass the eyes and not forget' — it describes someone who can remember everything they have seen or read, like having a photographic or eidetic memory. You use it to praise an extraordinary retentive memory, especially for written material.
f.e.
to have a photographic memoryto remember everything one sees or reads
Examples
- 过目不忘，。Tā cóngxiǎo guō, dú guò yí biàn de shū jiù néng bèi xiàlái.He has had a photographic memory since childhood — after reading a book once, he can recite it from memory.
- ，过目不忘，。Zhè wèi kēxuéjiā bùjǐn cōngmíng, érqiě guō, lìng rén pèifu.This scientist is not only smart but also has a prodigious memory — it's admirable.
- ，过目不忘！Nǐ jìngrán néng bǎ nà piān wénzhāng yí zì bú chà de bèi chūlái, zhēn shì guō a!You can actually recite that article word for word — you really have a photographic memory!
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