absent
/ˈæbsənt/
1
- not present in a place or at an occasion不在的, 缺席的：
most pupils were absent from school at least once
大部分学生至少缺过一次课
absent colleagues.
缺席的同事。
1.1
- (of a part or feature of the body) not forming part of a creature in which it might be expected（身体部位或特征）缺少的：
wings are absent in several species of crane flies.
有几种大蚊没有翅膀。
2
- (of an expression or manner) showing that someone is not paying attention to what is being said or done（表情, 态度）走神的, 心不在焉的：
she looked up with an absent smile.
她带着心不在焉的笑容抬起头。
- stay or go away避开, 离开：
various people absented themselves because of his presence
就因为有他在, 很多人都没有来
halfway through the meal, he absented himself from the table.
吃到一半, 他就离席了。
- formal, N. Amer. without〈正式, 北美〉没有：
absent a willingness to negotiate, you can't have collective bargaining.
若没有磋商的意愿, 你就不可能进行集体谈判。
派生词
absently
adverb （限义项2）词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin absens, absent- 'being absent', present participle of abesse, from ab- 'from, away' + esse 'to be'.