non-attendance

/ˌnɒn əˈtendəns/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn əˈtendəns/ (ame, ipa)

non-attendance — noun

1. the situation of staying away from somewhere a person is supposed to be, such as

1.名詞C1
釋義

the situation of staying away from somewhere a person is supposed to be, such as school, court, or a meeting; also one specific time when this happens.

例句

The judge fined Walid for repeated non-attendance at his court hearings.

non-attendance at + noun (formal legal context)

Yael's non-attendance at the wedding upset her cousins for years afterward.

noun + non-attendance at + event

同義詞
  • absence

    much more common in everyday English; 'non-attendance' is the formal institutional term

  • absenteeism

    implies a habit of being absent without good reason, often about work or school

  • truancy

    specifically about a child staying away from school without permission

文法句型

non-attendance at + noun

non-attendance of + noun

用法筆記

Frequently appears in formal or institutional writing (courts, schools, workplaces) rather than casual speech. Subject is usually a person; the place or event follows 'at' or 'of'.

常見錯誤

He had a non-attendance to the meeting.
He had a non-attendance at the meeting.
💡use 'at' before the event or place, not 'to'.