absentee
翻譯
缺席者, 未到場者
例句
There were several absentees from the meeting.
有幾個人缺席了會議。
The election was decided by absentee ballots.
這次選舉由缺席選票決定。
文法模式
an absentee ((from sth.)) (某活動的)缺席者 There were several absentees from the meeting.
近義詞
Synonyms: non-attender; Antonyms: attendee, participant
詞源
由「absent」(缺席的)+「-ee」(表示處於某種狀態的人的後綴)構成。指缺席的人。
記憶技巧
後綴「-ee」通常指人,如「employee」(僱員)。「absentee」就是「absent」的人。