absence

漢語翻譯

n. 缺席, 缺乏, 沒有
【醫】 失神
【經】 缺勤, 缺席, 缺乏
相關詞組:
leave of absence
absence of mind
in the absence of...
by the absence of
absence from classes

詞意辨析：

lack, want, absence, shortage, scarcity

這些名詞均含“缺乏，不足”之意。
lack: 普通用詞，指部分或完全的不足。
want: 指完全或短缺某物，側重缺少之物是必需的東西。使用範圍比lack窄些。
absence: 指某物根本不存在或完全短缺，或某人雖存在，但未到現場。
shortage: 指不足，但側重達不到規定的，需要的或已知應有的數量。
scarcity: 指產量不足或缺乏某物難以應付或滿足需要。

英文解釋：

名詞 absence:

1. the state of being absent
2. failure to be present
3. the time interval during which something or somebody is away
4. epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
   同義詞：petit mal epilepsy

例句：

1. His long absence raised fears about his safety.
   他長期不在引起了大家對他的安全的擔心。
2. What was the real reason for your absence?
   你缺席的真正原因是什麼？
3. We are in the absence of experience.
   我們缺乏經驗。
4. We must invent an excuse for our absence.
   我們必須為缺席編造一個藉口。
5. Please look after my house during my absence.
   我不在時，請幫我看房子。