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She was absent from the meeting yesterday.
她昨天的会议缺席了。
不在场的;缺席的
The teacher marked the absent students.
老师点名了缺席的学生。
He was absent from work due to illness.
他因病缺勤。
强调某人未出现在特定地点或活动中。
心不在焉的;恍惚的
She seemed absent during the conversation.
她在交谈中似乎心不在焉。
形容人的注意力不集中或心思不在当前事物上。
将absent与present(出席)对比记忆,两者是强烈反义词。
作形容词时,absent可置于名词前(如an absent student)或系动词后(如He was absent)。
中古英语absent,源自拉丁语absens(缺席的),由ab-(远离)+esse(存在)构成。
1. 用于正式场合,如会议、学校等;2. 可放在名词前(如absent students)或名词后(如students absent)作表语;3. absent-minded强调注意力分散。