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ab·sent AHD[ăbʹsənt] D.J.[ˈæbsənt]K.K.[ˈæbsənt]adj.(形容词)abbr. abs., a, a.【缩写】- Not present; missing:不在场的;缺席的:absent friends; absent parents.远方的朋友;远方的父母
- Not existent; lacking:不存在的;缺乏的:a country in which morality is absent.一个缺乏道德的国家
- Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness:心不在焉的,不在意的:表现出或感觉到不专心的:an absent nod.心不在焉地点了一下头
v.tr.(及物动词)ab.sent.ed, ab.sent.ing, ab.sents[ăb-sĕntʹ] - To keep (oneself) away:离开,不在场:They absented themselves from the debate.辩论时他们不在场
prep.(介词)- Without:没有,缺乏:"Absent a legislative fix, this is an invitation for years of litigation"(Brian E. O'Neill)“没有一个明确的法令,这是引起这些年讼争的原因”(布赖恩E.奥涅尔)
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin absēns absent- [present participle of] abesse [to be away] 源自 拉丁语 absēns absent- abesse的现在分词 [远离]
- abs-, ab- [away] * see ab- 1abs-, ab- [远离的] * 参见 ab-1
- esse [to be] * see es- esse [是] * 参见 es-
abʹsently adv.(副词) |