n. 出席;儀表;風度;鬼魂,神靈;
?? pres前+ence名詞后綴 → 出席,到場
"The boy was ill at ease in the presence of the headmaster."
那男孩在校長面前感到局促不安.
近義:appearance, arrival, assistance, attendance, participation, presentation
反義:absence, absentation, nonappearance, nonattendance, inexistence, lack
n. 會議;討論;(正式)討論會;[工會、工黨用語](每年的)大會;
vi. 舉行或參加(系列)會議;
?? con共同+fer帶來,拿來+ence名詞后綴 →共同帶來觀點的行為 → 商量;會議
"The conference was attended by delegates from 56 countries."
此次會議有來自56個國家的代表出席。
近義:assembly, association, reunion, seminar, session, sitting