ab·sentˈab-sənt
conspicuously absent如何读
conspicuously absent英英释义
adjective
not present at a usual or expected place : missing sharing memories of absent friends She was conspicuously absent [=her absence was very noticeable] at the meeting.
was absent from class today
not existing : lacking a gene that occurs in mammals but is absent in birds
… danger in a situation where power is absent …—M. H. Trytten
showing a lack of attention to what is happening or being said : not attentive an absent reply
had an absent look on her face
verb
transitive verb
to keep (oneself) away
He absented himself from the meeting.
preposition
in the absence of (something) : without
Absent any objections, the plan will proceed.
adjective
not present at a usual or expected place : missing sharing memories of absent friends She was conspicuously absent [=her absence was very noticeable] at the meeting.
was absent from class today
not existing : lacking a gene that occurs in mammals but is absent in birds
… danger in a situation where power is absent …—M. H. Trytten
showing a lack of attention to what is happening or being said : not attentive an absent reply
had an absent look on her face
verb
transitive verb
to keep (oneself) away
He absented himself from the meeting.
preposition
in the absence of (something) : without
Absent any objections, the plan will proceed.
conspicuously absent词源英文解释
Adjective Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin absent-, absens, present participle of abesse "to be away, be absent," from ab- ab- + -sens, present participle (attested only with prefixes) of esse "to be" — more at is >entry 1 Verb Middle English absenten, borrowed from Anglo-French absenter, borrowed from Late Latin absentāre, verbal derivative of Latin absent-, absens absent >entry 1 Preposition derivative of absent >entry 1
The first known use of absent was in the 14th century
conspicuously absent儿童词典英英释义
conservative1 of 2adjective
tending to conserve or preserve
of or relating to conservatism
tending to preserve existing views, conditions, or institutions : traditional
cautious, moderate
a conservative estimate
being in agreement with the usual standards of taste or manners
a conservative suit
conservative2 of 2noun
a person who is conservative especially in politics
conservative1 of 2adjective
tending to conserve or preserve
of or relating to conservatism
tending to preserve existing views, conditions, or institutions : traditional
cautious, moderate
a conservative estimate
being in agreement with the usual standards of taste or manners
a conservative suit
conservative2 of 2noun
a person who is conservative especially in politics
consolidated schoolnoun
a public school that is formed by joining other schools together
absencenoun
the state of being absent
the time that one is absent
want entry 2 sense 1a, lack
absence of detail
consolidated schoolnoun
a public school that is formed by joining other schools together
absent1 of 2adjective
not present or attending : missing
not existing
enthusiasm was absent
lost in thought : preoccupied
absent2 of 2verb
to keep (oneself) away
conspicuously absent 例句
1 an absent father who is not home most of the time
2 a gene that occurs in mammals but that is absent in birds
3 a landscape in which vegetation is almost entirely absent
4 He made an absent reply to her question as he continued to watch the TV.
5 Absent any objections, the plan will proceed.
6 Absent such an agreement we can go no further.
7 Yet there’s too much testimony from his closest associates to believe him anything but a great boss, an open collaborator, a man who made art for the right reasons and a loving, if often absent, family man.
8 The board agreed to move forward on a 3-to-1 vote, with Trustee Gary Hack dissenting and Clyde Lewis absent for the vote.