absenteeism

/æb.sənˈtiːˌɪz.m̩/· noun

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Chinese meaning

(经jīng常cháng性xìng)缺quē勤qín,旷kuàng课kè

经jīng常cháng性xìng缺quē勤qín,无wú故gù不bú到dào场chǎng

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学xué生shēng长cháng期qī反fǎn复fù不bú到dào校xiào上shàng课kè的de现xiàn象xiàng

Example

Research on absenteeism often focuses on factors like unreliable transportation, overlooking what schools themselves can do to help kids maintain a steady attendance record.

关guān于yú缺quē勤qín问wèn题tí的de研yán究jiū常cháng常cháng聚jù焦jiāo于yú交jiāo通tōng不bù可kě靠kào等děng因yīn素sù,却què忽hū视shì了le学xué校xiào本běn身shēn能néng为wèi帮bāng助zhù孩hái子zi保bǎo持chí稳wěn定dìng出chū勤qín做zuò些xiē什shén么me。

Source: The Conversation · 19 Aug 2026

Background ✎

报bào道dào指zhǐ出chū近jìn四sì分fēn之zhī一yī学xué生shēng长cháng期qī缺quē勤qín,研yán究jiū发fā现xiàn让ràng孩hái子zi在zài校xiào感gǎn到dào快kuài乐lè安ān全quán能néng有yǒu效xiào降jiàng低dī旷kuàng课kè率lǜ。

Roots · etymology

源自 absentee 加后缀 -ism

  • absent(缺席的)+ -ee(表“…的人“,构成 absentee 缺席者)+ -ism(表现象/状态)

Collocations

  • chronic absenteeism / student absenteeism / reduce absenteeism

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