| 单词 | absence of mind |
| 释义 | > as lemmasabsence of mind a. Inattention; failure to concentrate; mental preoccupation or abstraction; an instance of this. Frequently in absence of mind. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [noun] amusement1663 reverie1690 abstractedness1705 absence1709 preoccupation1788 absentness1790 abstraction1791 absent-mindedness1845 misadvertence1870 not-thereness1902 la-la land1979 1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. II. 165 In that Face, his Aspect is neither Grim nor Terrible! an absence of Mind..; something we find wanting. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 77. ¶1 I..continued my Walk, reflecting on these little Absences and Distractions in Mankind. 1777 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit viii. 100 Absence of mind is altogether an involuntary thing. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Let. 1 Sept. (1945) I. 468 G. M. is angry with her for not answering when spoken (to)—the (poor) thing did not do this from sulkiness but from sheer absence & depression. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch IV. lxxviii. 265 After he had done speaking, he still moved about, half in absence of mind. 1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience xiv. 344 Sufferings and prayers and absences of mind and swoons and ecstasies. 1953 E. Hyams Gentian Violet ix. 176 Jim's absence of mind might cause thousands of back-street chemists to have seven instead of four forms to complete. 1991 Purchasing & Supply Managem. Apr. 32/2 In a fit of absence of mind, your Editor omitted the illustrations from last month's report. 2002 Express (Nexis) 26 June 33 Prolonged exposure can lead to..a dulling of sensations and almost complete absence of mind. < as lemmas |
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