attendance
英 [?'tend(?)ns]
美[?'t?nd?ns]
- n. 出席；到场；出席人数
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词态变化
复数:?attendances;
助记提示
1. at- "to" + tend- + -ance.
2. literally "stretch toward".
3. => give attention to, expect, wait for, pay attention, take care of, wait upon.
4. The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something.
2. literally "stretch toward".
3. => give attention to, expect, wait for, pay attention, take care of, wait upon.
4. The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something.
英文词源
- attendance (n.)
- late 14c., "act of attending to one's duties," from Old French atendance "attention, wait, hope, expectation," from atendant, present participle of atendre (see attend). Meaning "action of waiting on someone" dates from late 14c. (to dance attendance on someone is from 1560s); that of "action of being present, presenting oneself" (originally with intent of taking a part) is from mid-15c. Meaning "number of persons present" is from 1835.
双语例句
- 1. Police with riot gear and several fire engines are in attendance.
- 防暴警察和数辆消防车都到了。
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- 2. He would have a nurse in constant attendance day and night.
- 会有一位护士日夜不间断地陪护着他。
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- 3. Average weekly cinema attendance in February was 2.41 million.
- 2月份，平均每周的观影人数为241万。
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- 4. He was disqualified from the council for non-attendance.
- 他因缺席而被该委员会免除了资格。
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- 5. Some estimates put the attendance at 60,000.
- 一些预测认为将有6万人参加。
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