absentee
UK/.æbsәn'ti:/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
A person who is absent from work, school, or a duty
缺席者，旷工（课）者
adj.
Done by or for someone who is not present
不在场的，由缺席者进行的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedabsentagainst, opposite
+
-eeone who receives the action
=absentee
absent + -ee (one who) = one who is absent. NOTE: this is NOT a sent (feel) word. absent comes from Latin ab- (away) + esse (to be) = 'being away.' It shares the -sent spelling with the feel-root only by coincidence. See data_issues — recommend de-linking from sent.
Common Collocations
- 1.absentee ballot缺席投票
- 2.absentee landlord不在地房东
- 3.absentee voter缺席选民
- 4.chronic absentee长期缺勤者
Example Sentences
- 1.
She voted by absentee ballot while overseas.
- 2.
The school keeps a daily record of absentees.