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absent

“Absent” 是一个形容词,意思是“不在的,缺席的”。作为动词,意思是“使缺席,使缺席”。它也可以用作前置词,意思是“没有”。

  1. 形容词用法:John was absent from school yesterday because he was sick. 翻译:约翰昨天因生病而缺席了学校。

  2. 动词用法:He may have absented himself from the scene deliberately. 翻译:他可能故意在现场缺席。

  3. 前置词用法:We won’t start the meeting absent your presence. 翻译:如果没有你在场,我们就不会开始会议。

“Absent” 的词根为-Latin “ab- + esse” ,意为“远离存在”。

“Absent” 有一个词缀 “-ent”,这是在法语中形成动词的词缀。

“Absent” 是一个来源于拉丁语的单词,最初是动词意思是“远离,离开”, 后来在中世纪英语中发展为了形容词,表示人或物的缺席。

名词: Absence(缺席) 形容词: Absent (不在的, 缺席的) 动词: Absent (使缺席) 副词: Absently (心不在焉地)

你可以联系同一词根的单词来联想,“absent”中的“abs-”与“abstract”, “abnormal”等单词中的“abs-”类似,都表示“从…中提取或离开”之意。

Once, a student named Lily was absent from school for a week. Her friends were worried. It turned out she went on a trip with her family. When she returned, she shared interesting experience and stories with her friends.

曾经,一个叫莉莉的学生连续缺席了一周。她的朋友们都很担心。后来才知道她跟家人去旅行了。当她回来时,她与朋友分享了旅行中的有趣经历和故事。