你有沒有經歷過這樣的場景？從通訊錄里找到一個朋友的電話，按下撥通鍵，然后就在對方接電話的那一瞬間，你竟然叫不上這個朋友的名字！告訴你，這個叫phonesia（電話失憶癥），不少人都經歷過呢。

Phonesia may refer to a) The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer. b) Getting to the end of a list of options on a recorded helpline number, only to forget which option one wanted; forcing them to listen to them again, and in some cases having to redial the number.

Phonesia（電話失憶癥）可能指a）撥通某個電話號碼，等對方接電話時突然忘記你是在給誰打電話；b）按著機器應答幫助熱線的提示一直往下聽，結果忘記自己要做的操作是哪一個，然后不得不再把整個提示聽一遍，有時甚至還得重新撥一遍熱線號碼。

For example:

I called my college teacher last night, then I experienced a terrible phonesia that I couldn’t remember her name. It was awful!

我昨晚給大學老師打電話。結果遭遇電話失憶癥，竟然想不起這個老師的名字了。簡直太糟糕了。

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