absence
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/ˈæbsəns/
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/ˈæbsəns/
not being present or available when expected
The meeting continued in my absence because I was sick.
會議在我缺席的情況下繼續進行,因為我生病了。
not existing or not having something
The absence of evidence made the case hard to prove.
證據的缺失使得案件難以證明。