单词 | absentminded |
释义 | absentminded (once / 21969 pages) adj If you always forget where you put your glasses or your car keys, you can describe yourself as absentminded. An absentminded person is forgetful and often dreamy. If you move through your days lost in thought, or daydreaming, you are probably at least a little bit absentminded. Being absentminded means you have a lack of focus or attention, and you forget small details like the fact that your reading glasses are on top of your head. The stereotype of the "absentminded professor" is a very smart, perpetually forgetful character who's oblivious to what's around him. WORD FAMILYabsentminded: absentmindedly, absentmindedness USAGE EXAMPLESI let them think I was an absentminded and irresponsible pre-teen. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) Was she absentminded because she was thinking about her student? Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) As a lyricist, Vile excels at narrating his own zone-outs, keenly aware that those absentminded instances secretly surge with spiritual potential. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2015) adj lost in thought; showing preoccupation an absentminded professor Syn absent, abstracted, scatty inattentive showing a lack of attention or care |
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