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absent
ab.sent  AHD[²b“s…nt]   DJ[6#bs*nt]  KK[6#bs*nt]
adj.Abbr.abs.,a,a.（形容词）缩写abs.,a,a.
1.Not present; missing:
    不在场的；缺席的：
    absent friends; absent parents.
    远方的朋友；远方的父母
2.Not existent; lacking:
    不存在的；缺乏的：
    a country in which morality is absent.
    一个缺乏道德的国家
3.Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness:
    心不在焉的，不在意的：表现出或感觉到不专心的：
    an absent nod.
    心不在焉地点了一下头
v.tr.（及物动词）  ab.sent.ed,ab.sent.ing,ab.sents[²b-sµnt“]  
    To keep (oneself) away:
    离开，不在场：
    They absented themselves from the debate.
    辩论时他们不在场
prep.（介词）
    Without:
    没有，缺乏：
  “Absent a legislative fix, this is an invitation for years of litigation”(&b{Brian E. O'Neill})
    “没有一个明确的法令，这是引起这些年讼争的原因”(布赖恩E.奥涅尔)
ORIGIN
1.Middle English
    中古英语
2.from Old French
    源自 古法语
3.from Latinabs¶ns  absent- [present participle of] abesse [to be away]
    源自 拉丁语abs¶ns  absent-  [] abesse的现在分词 [远离]
4.abs-, ab- [away] * see  ab-¹
    abs-, ab- [远离的] *参见ab-¹
5.esse [to be] * see  es-
    esse [是] *参见 es-
DERIVATIVES
▪ab“sently  adv.（副词）