| 单词 | presence |
| 释义 | presence (once / 53 pages) 1n 2n 3n Presence is the state of being somewhere. When you get an invitation that reads "Your presence is requested,” you are being asked to show up. Your style of being there — your demeanor or bearing — is also your presence. Usually, presence is a physical thing. Since the 1600s, the word has also meant something otherwordly, a spiritual or divine presence. If you suddenly feel a weird presence in the room, perhaps it's a ghost . . . or just the cat. Use the phrase "presence of mind" to indicate when someone is quick-witted or just paying attention. While your job washing skyscraper windows doesn't require a lot of brain work, it's a good idea to keep your presence of mind while working. WORD FAMILYpresence: presences+/present: presence, presentable, presentation, presented, presenter, presenting, presently, presentment, presentness, presents/presentable: presentably, unpresentable/presentation: presentational, presentations/presenter: presenters/presentment: presentments/unpresentable: unpresentably USAGE EXAMPLESOnly about a quarter of the city is back under government control, and the presence of more than 1 million civilians is complicating the effort. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) He’d like to see a beefed-up air and naval presence in the Persian Gulf to thwart Iran. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “After a short meeting, he was told that his presence is no longer required and that there shall be no further need for additional meetings.” The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the state of being present; current existence he tested for the presence of radon Ant|Hypo|Hyper absence the state of being absent immanence, immanency the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain inherence, inherencythe state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic ubietythe state of existing and being localized in space omnipresence, ubiquitousness, ubiquitythe state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) herenessthe state of being here in this place therenessthe state of being there--not here--in position therenessreal existence occurrencean instance of something occurring shadowa dominating and pervasive presence allopatrythe occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap sympatrythe occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding being, beingness, existence the state or fact of existing 2n the act of being present Ant|Hyper absence failure to be present attendance, attending the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) 3n the impression that something is present 2he felt the presence of an evil force Hyper belief, feeling, impression, notion, opinion a vague idea in which some confidence is placed 1n the immediate proximity of someone or something she blushed in his presence he sensed the presence of danger Syn|Hyper front proximity the region close around a person or thing 2n an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby 3Hyper disembodied spirit, spirit any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings n dignified manner or conduct Syn|Hypo|Hyper bearing, comportment, mien dignity, gravitas, lordliness formality in bearing and appearance manner, personal manner a way of acting or behaving |
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