absence的词源

英文词源

absence (n.)

late 14c., from Old French absence (14c.), from Latin absentia, noun of state from absentem (nominative absens), present participle of abesse "be away from, be absent," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + esse "to be" (see essence).

Absence makes the heart grow fonder
[Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839) "Isle of Beauty"]

中文词源

absence：缺席

前缀ab-,离开。-sence为essence缩写，指存在，词根esse的名称形式, 词源同is ,am .

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：absence 词源，absence 含义。

absence：缺席，不在场；缺乏，没有 

词根词缀： ab-分离,脱离 + -senc-存在 + -e