英语词汇absent-minded的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	absent-minded
词源	absent-minded adj. also absentminded, "so preoccupied as to be forgetful of one's immediate surroundings," 1810, from absent (adj.) + -minded. Absence of mind "habitual or temporary forgetfulness" is from 1782. Related: Absent-mindedly; absent-mindedness. Entries linking to absent-minded absent adj. "not present, not in a certain place" (of persons), "non-existent" (of things), late 14c., from Old French absent, ausent "absent" and directly from Latin absentem (nominative absens), present participle of abesse "be away from, be absent," from assimilated form of ab "off, away from" (see ab-) + esse "to be" (from PIE root *es- "to be"). Related: Absently; absentness. -minded "having a mind" (of a certain type), from mind (n.). updated on October 10, 2017
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absent-minded adj.