absenteeism
/ˌæbsənˈtiːɪzəm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌæbsənˈtiːɪzəm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌab-sən-ˈtē-ˌi-zəm/ (ame, mw)
absenteeism — 名詞
1. the pattern of staying away from your job or classes again and again, often with
曠職；曠課
經常無故不上班或不上課的情況
the pattern of staying away from your job or classes again and again, often without a real reason such as illness — usually treated as a problem by employers or teachers.
Absenteeism among factory workers rose sharply after the night shifts were extended.
夜班延長後，工廠員工的曠職率急遽上升。
absenteeism among + group
Mr. Lin warned the class that high absenteeism would lower their final grades.
林老師警告全班，曠課太多會拉低他們的期末成績。
high absenteeism (typical adjective collocation)
The hospital is studying staff absenteeism to understand why so many nurses call in sick on Mondays.
醫院正在研究員工曠職的問題，想了解為什麼這麼多護理師會在星期一請病假。
Heavy snow pushed the school's absenteeism rate above 30 percent last week.
上週的大雪讓這所學校的曠課率衝到三成以上。
The new manager introduced flexible hours to reduce absenteeism in the call center.
新任主管推行彈性工時，希望減少客服中心的曠職情況。
- truancy
specifically children skipping school without permission; narrower than absenteeism
- non-attendance
very formal; describes the simple fact of not showing up, without the implication of a habit
- skiving
British informal; suggests deliberately avoiding work or class
- attendance
the act of being present, often measured against absenteeism
- presenteeism
coming to work even when sick or unproductive — the opposite workplace problem
文法句型
absenteeism among + group
absenteeism rate
用法筆記
Uncountable; almost always used to describe a group or workplace pattern, not a single missed day. Common subjects are companies, schools, or sectors rather than individuals.