单词 | absent-mindedly |
释义 | > as lemmasˌabsent-ˈmindedly ˌabsent-ˈmindedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [adverb] absentlya1631 amusively1776 abstractedly1827 absent-mindedly1857 dreamily1861 preoccupiedly1884 1857 Witching Times xxv. 71/2 ‘Take her away, good-man Arnold, and let her be kept for trial,’ he added, rather absent-mindedly. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xv. 242 Helen echoed him, rhythmically and absent-mindedly. 1942 G. Hackforth-Jones One-One-One xxii. 203 ‘Eeyore’ Smith absent-mindedly added a dash of ‘pink’ to his evening aperitif. 1996 M. Syal Anita & Me (1997) v. 103 The tallest of the three, a lanky, mousey youth with a poetic mouth, scratched his crotch absentmindedly. < as lemmas |
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