late 14c., from Old French absence (14c.), from Latin absentia, noun of state from absentem (nominative absens), present participle of abesse "be away from, be absent," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + esse "to be" (see essence).
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
[Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839) "Isle of Beauty"]
雙語例句
1. There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence.
關于他缺席的原因有很多傳言。
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2. I suspect he isn't altogether unhappy about my absence.
我猜想他對我的缺席并沒有感到很不高興。
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3. The official reason given for the President's absence was sickness.
對外公布的總統未到場原因是身體有恙。
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4. A military court sentenced him to death in his absence.
一所軍事法庭在他缺席的情況下判處他死刑。
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5. In our absence the office gossips are probably having a field day.