presence

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈpɹɛzn̩s/    /ˈpɹɛz(ə)ns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand. countable,uncountable
    — Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model from which to draw.
  2. The part of space within one's immediate vicinity. countable,uncountable
    — Bob never said anything about it in my presence.
  3. A quality of poise and effectiveness that enables a performer to achieve a close relationship with their audience. countable,uncountable
  4. A quality that sets an individual out from others; a quality that makes them noticed and/or admired even if they are not speaking or performing. countable,uncountable
    — Despite being less than five foot, she filled up the theatre with her stage presence.
  5. Something (as a spirit) felt or believed to be present. countable,uncountable
    — I'm convinced that there was a presence in that building that I can't explain, which led to my heroic actions.
  6. A company's business activity in a particular market. countable,uncountable
  7. An assembly of great persons. archaic,countable,uncountable
  8. The state of being closely focused on the here and now, not distracted by irrelevant thoughts. countable,uncountable
  9. Synonym of room tone. countable,uncountable
  10. Ellipsis of presence chamber. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To make or become present. ambitransitive
    — Presence means: the constant abiding that approaches man, reaches him, is extended to him. But what is this source of this extending reach to which the present belongs as presencing, insofar as there is presence? True, man always remains approached by the presencing of something actually present without explicitly heeding presencing itself.

词形变化

presences plural præsence alternative presences present,singular,third-person presencing participle,present presenced participle,past presenced past præsence alternative

词源

词源 1
Through Old French presence, from Latin praesentia (“a being present”), from praesentem. Displaced native Old English andweardnes.
词源 2
Through Old French presence, from Latin praesentia (“a being present”), from praesentem. Displaced native Old English andweardnes.
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