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单词 absent
释义 ab·sent
I. \ˈabsənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin absent-, absens, present participle of abesse to be away, be absent, from ab- ab- (I) + esse to be — more at is
1. : not present or not attending
 < absent committee members >
: being elsewhere : missing
 < absent at roll call >
: being away
 < absent from home >
 < absent friends >
2. : not existing in a place
 < a species totally absent in the Great Lakes >
: lacking
 < danger in a situation where power is absent — M.H.Trytten >
3. sometimes -er/-est : inattentive
 < his look had grown absent, as if he were calling up memories — William Black >
: preoccupied
 < drew near to the fireplace, and looked into the flames in an absent mood — Thomas Hardy >
ab·sent·ly adverb
II. \abˈsent, əb-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English absenten, from Middle French absenter, from Late Latin absentare, from Latin absent-, absens
: to keep away
 < absents himself entirely from all fellowship — R.L.Stevenson >
III. \ˈabsənt\ preposition
Etymology: absent (I)
: in the absence of
 < under this definition, absent any other facts, there arises an implied contract — Journal American Medical Association >
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