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absent

/ˈæbsənt/KK

æb·sənt

練發音
形容詞
高中
難度 2 個音節、3 個義項
變化形
比較級

more absent

最高級

most absent

1.
缺席的；不在場的
極常用

某人在應該出現的地方沒有出現

用法：通常與介系詞搭配使用：某人缺席某處時用「be absent from＋地點或活動」

be absent from school
be absent from work
be absent from class
be absent from the meeting
remain absent

The student was absent from school because he had a fever.

那名學生因為發燒而沒去上學。

2.
缺少的；不存在的
常用

某種事物沒有出現、沒有提供或不存在

用法：通常放在名詞前或連綴動詞後；常與介系詞「from」搭配

an absent ingredient
absent from the menu
a sense of humor absent from the speech
be entirely absent

The usual vegetables were absent from the soup.

湯裡沒有平常會放的蔬菜。

3.
心不在焉的；出神的
較少用

人在現場，卻沒有專心注意周遭的人事物

用法：此義常放在名詞前，也可放在連綴動詞後描述人的狀態

an absent expression
an absent look
seem absent
look absent

The boy looked absent during dinner and spoke very little to anyone.

那個男孩吃晚餐時看起來心不在焉，幾乎沒有跟任何人說話。

常見錯誤

He was absent in school yesterday.

He was absent from school yesterday.

I was absent the class last Friday.

I was absent from class last Friday.

She is absent today because she caught a cold yesterday.

She was absent today because she caught a cold yesterday.

There is absent of sugar in this drink.

There is no sugar in this drink.

相關字詞
absence　同源詞
present　反義
missing　近義
distracted　近義
學習提示

・描述人沒有到學校或工作場所時，最常用的結構是「be absent from＋地點」。

・「absent」可表示人在現場卻心不在焉，但此義比表示缺席的用法少見。

・「absence」是名詞；不要把「absent」當作名詞使用。

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