absentee
/ˌæbsənˈtiː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌæbsənˈtiː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌab-sən-ˈtē/ (ame, mw) · /ˌæb.sənˈtiː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌæb.sənˈtiː/ (ame, ipa)
absentee — 名詞
- absenteesingular
- absenteesplural
1. A person who should be at a school, workplace, or meeting but is not there when
缺席者
該出現但未出現的人
A person who should be at a school, workplace, or meeting but is not there when others expect them to attend.
The teacher checked the attendance list and noted each absentee before starting the lesson.
老師檢查了出席名單，並在課前記下每位缺席者。
countable noun: each absentee
Three absentees on the morning shift meant the factory had to reorganise the workload.
早班有三名缺席者，這意味著工廠必須重新分配工作。
plural absentees as countable noun
Chronic absentees often struggle to keep up with their classmates when they return to school.
經常缺席的學生回到學校後，往往很難跟上同學的進度。
A list of absentees was posted on the office notice board after the safety drill.
安全演習結束後，辦公室布告欄上張貼了缺席者名單。
- no-show
informal; specifically someone who was expected but did not arrive (e.g. a booked passenger or guest).
- non-attendee
more formal; neutral term used for events and gatherings.
- truant
narrower; specifically a student who stays away from school without permission.
- attendee
someone who is present at an event or gathering.
文法句型
a/an + absentee
plural: absentees
用法筆記
Commonly used with modifiers like 'chronic', 'frequent', or 'regular' to describe someone who is often absent.
常見錯誤
absentee — 副詞
1. By sending a completed ballot through the mail or submitting it online, instead
通訊投票；不在籍投票
以郵寄或網路替代親自投票的方式
By sending a completed ballot through the mail or submitting it online, instead of going in person to a voting station on election day.
Many citizens vote absentee when they are travelling or living abroad on election day.
許多選民在選舉日當天出國或在外地旅行時，會以不在籍的方式投票。
vote + absentee (adverb after verb)
Students who attend college in a different state often register to vote absentee.
就讀外州大學的學生通常會登記以通訊方式投票。
The election office received over two thousand absentee ballots before the postal deadline.
選務辦公室在郵寄截止日前收到了兩千多張不在籍選票。
Overseas voters can cast their ballots absentee by downloading a form from the embassy website.
海外選民可以從大使館網站下載表格，以通訊方式寄回選票。
文法句型
vote + absentee
absentee + ballot (adjective use)
用法筆記
Most common in American English in the phrases 'vote absentee' (adverb) and 'absentee ballot' (attributive adjective). In British English the equivalent term is 'postal vote' or 'postal ballot'.