absentee

.æbsәn'ti:

托福 Collins 1

n. one that is absent or not in residence

n. 缺席者, 不在者
[经] 缺勤者, 缺席者, 未到工者

Collins 星级

14,623

BNC 频率

13,021

使用频率

absentee 可以拆分为前缀 ab-（表示远离、离开）和词根 sentee（来自 sent 的派生，意为“感觉”或“被发送”）。因此，absentee 可以理解为“离开的人”或“缺席者”。

例句

1. The teacher marked him as an absentee because he didn’t show up for class.

老师把他标记为缺席生，因为他没有来上课。

2. The absentee ballot allows people to vote even if they are not at their polling place.

缺席投票允许人们即使不在投票地点也能投票。

3. She was an absentee from the meeting due to a family emergency.

她因家庭紧急情况缺席了会议。