absent: [14] Absent is based ultimately on the Latin verb ‘to be’, esse. To this was added the prefix ab- ‘away’, giving Latin abesse ‘be away’; and the present participial stem of abesse was absent-. Hence, via Old French, the adjective absent and the noun absence. It has been conjectured, incidentally, that the present stem used for Latin esse was a descendant of Indo-European *
权威例句
1. Carol was absent-minded and a little slow on the uptake.
卡萝尔心不在焉，反应有点迟钝。
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2. You will have to put up with Grace's absent-mindedness.
你须得忍受格蕾丝心不在焉的作风。
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3. I often do absent-minded things, particularly when I'm worried.
我常做些心不在焉的事，尤其是在我焦虑不安时。
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4. Jo was absent from the house all the next day.
乔第二天一整天都不在家。
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5. Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.
