"absent" in Chinese (Traditional)
缺席的不在的
Definition
不在預期應在的地方或場合。也可以描述心不在焉的狀態,或在正式用法中表示「沒有」。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
三種用法:(1) 形容詞,表示不在場('absent from class');(2) 形容詞,表示心不在焉('an absent look');(3) 介詞,在正式/法律英語中表示「沒有」('absent any evidence')。'Absent-minded'是常見的複合形容詞。
Examples
Three students were absent from class today.
今天有三個學生**缺席**了。
She had an absent look on her face during the meeting.
會議期間她臉上有一種**心不在焉的**表情。
My father was absent for most of my childhood.
我父親在我童年的大部分時間裡都**不在**。
He nodded absently, clearly thinking about something else entirely.
他**心不在焉地**點了點頭,顯然在想完全不同的事。
Absent any new evidence, the case will be dismissed next week.
**如果沒有**新證據,案件將於下週駁回。
She's so absent-minded that she once put her phone in the fridge.
她太**心不在焉**了,有一次把手機放進了冰箱。