He was absent from school. 他沒有到校。
有時根據不同的語境,也可能使用不同的介詞:
John is absent because of his illness. 約翰因病缺席。
He’s absent in Europe. 他外出了,現在歐洲。
She was absent due to illness. 她因病缺席。
不接介詞的用法:
He was absent, as is often the case. 他缺席了,這是常有的事。
The reason for his being absent remains a puzzle. 他為什麽缺席是壹個謎。
An average of 10 students are absent each day. 平均每天有10個學生缺席。
Each morning the teacher marks the pupils present, absent or late. 每天早晨老師給學生記出勤情況。
2. 用作動詞,是及物動詞,常接反身代詞作賓語。表示“做某事缺席”,其後也接介詞from:
He absented himself from the meeting. 他開會缺席。
3. 點名時,若自己在場用 Here 或 Present (到,有)回答;若自己不在場,旁人可用 Absent (不在)回答。
4. 註意派生詞:absence n. 缺席,不在。表示“做某事缺席”,其後也接介詞 from: