Absorbed
释义 Definition
absorbed(形容词,常用):全神贯注的;被吸收的;被占据心思的。也可指液体、热量、光等“被吸收”。
发音 Pronunciation (IPA)
/əbˈzɔːrbd/
例句 Examples
She was absorbed in her book.
她全神贯注地在看书。
Absorbed by the details of the case, he forgot to eat all day.
他被案件的细节占据了心思,结果一整天都忘了吃饭。
词源 Etymology
来自拉丁语 absorbere,由 **ab-**(“离开、向外”)+ sorbere(“啜饮、吸入”)构成,本义带有“吸进去、吞没”的感觉。后来引申为注意力或情绪被某事“吸住”,即“专注、沉浸”。
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文学作品 Literary Works
- James Joyce — Ulysses(常见用法如 absorbed in thought,描写人物沉思或注意力被占据)
- Virginia Woolf — To the Lighthouse(常见用法如 absorbed in her work,描写人物沉浸在工作/意识流思绪中)
- Charles Dickens — Great Expectations(常见用法如 absorbed(in his studies / by the scene),用于刻画人物专注或被情境吸引)