absent-mindedadj.

Brit.

/ˌabs(ə)ntˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈæbsən(t)ˈmaɪndᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: absent adj., minded adj.²

Etymology: < absent adj. + minded adj.² Compare absence of mind at absence n. 3a.

Habitually inattentive or forgetful; distracted or preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings. Frequently in absent-minded professor.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [adjective]

in one's musesa1500

abstract1509

abstracteda1586

absent1631

thoughtful1656

vacant1680

lost in thought1681

withdrawn1713

dreamy1794

dun1797

preoccupied1801

absent-minded1824

pebble-beached1890

1824 T. Carlyle tr. Wilhelm Meister II. xviii. 382 Throughout he had been absent-minded [Ger. zerstreut]; for at the first glance he had felt, not aversion or repugnance, yet estrangement, towards Julia.

1859 F. J. Bumstead tr. M. Ricord Hunter's Treat. Venereal Dis. (rev. ed.) iii. xiv. 269 An able, but probably absent-minded Professor has said that this is impossible, because children are born with their eyes shut!

1884 E. A. Abbott Flatland i. ii. 7 The points..might do serious injury to an inconsiderate or perhaps absentminded traveller suddenly running against them.

1906 J. London Moon-face & Other Stories 167 Pockets is the damnedest things I ever see for makin' a man absent-minded.

1928 M. L. Stockett Baltimore xvi. 268 Sylvester was the absent minded professor, and numerous were the yarns told in illustration of this quality.

1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet iv. i. 244 I was absent-minded one night when I was staking them out. Studying about something else and forgot how long the wire was.

1977 R. Rendell Judgement in Stone (1979) iii. 17 He rather fostered the air he had of the absentminded, scatty, preoccupied young intellectual.

2002 N.Y. Times 12 May iv. 3/1 Einstein might have been the master of space-time, but here on earth he was..the absent-minded professor, the kindly sockless wizard.

Derivatives

ˌabsent-ˈmindedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [adverb]

absentlya1631

amusively1776

abstractedly1827

absent-mindedly1857

dreamily1861

preoccupiedly1884

1857 Witching Times xxv. 71/2 ‘Take her away, good-man Arnold, and let her be kept for trial,’ he added, rather absent-mindedly.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xv. 242 Helen echoed him, rhythmically and absent-mindedly.

1942 G. Hackforth-Jones One-One-One xxii. 203 ‘Eeyore’ Smith absent-mindedly added a dash of ‘pink’ to his evening aperitif.

1996 M. Syal Anita & Me (1997) v. 103 The tallest of the three, a lanky, mousey youth with a poetic mouth, scratched his crotch absentmindedly.

ˌabsent-ˈmindedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [noun]

amusement1663

reverie1690

abstractedness1705

absence1709

preoccupation1788

absentness1790

abstraction1791

absent-mindedness1845

misadvertence1870

not-thereness1902

la-la land1979

1845 Ladies' Repository Aug. 226/2 There may be learned, also, one method by which individuals may be temporarily cured of their absent-mindedness.

1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xiii. 122 In my absent-mindedness I forgot it.

1938 K. A. Porter Let. 12 May (1990) iv. 163 My slowness to write you the news myself is not just due to absent-mindedness.

1994 J. Birmingham He died with Felafel in his Hand (1997) ii. 37 Absent-mindedness ran in their family. Andy's sister..drove into the restaurant without getting out of the car.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	absent-minded
释义	absent-mindedadj. Brit. /ˌabs(ə)ntˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S. /ˈæbsən(t)ˈmaɪndᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: absent adj., minded adj.² Etymology: < absent adj. + minded adj.² Compare absence of mind at absence n. 3a. Habitually inattentive or forgetful; distracted or preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings. Frequently in absent-minded professor. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [adjective] in one's musesa1500 abstract1509 abstracteda1586 absent1631 thoughtful1656 vacant1680 lost in thought1681 withdrawn1713 dreamy1794 dun1797 preoccupied1801 absent-minded1824 pebble-beached1890 1824 T. Carlyle tr. Wilhelm Meister II. xviii. 382 Throughout he had been absent-minded [Ger. zerstreut]; for at the first glance he had felt, not aversion or repugnance, yet estrangement, towards Julia. 1859 F. J. Bumstead tr. M. Ricord Hunter's Treat. Venereal Dis. (rev. ed.) iii. xiv. 269 An able, but probably absent-minded Professor has said that this is impossible, because children are born with their eyes shut! 1884 E. A. Abbott Flatland i. ii. 7 The points..might do serious injury to an inconsiderate or perhaps absentminded traveller suddenly running against them. 1906 J. London Moon-face & Other Stories 167 Pockets is the damnedest things I ever see for makin' a man absent-minded. 1928 M. L. Stockett Baltimore xvi. 268 Sylvester was the absent minded professor, and numerous were the yarns told in illustration of this quality. 1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet iv. i. 244 I was absent-minded one night when I was staking them out. Studying about something else and forgot how long the wire was. 1977 R. Rendell Judgement in Stone (1979) iii. 17 He rather fostered the air he had of the absentminded, scatty, preoccupied young intellectual. 2002 N.Y. Times 12 May iv. 3/1 Einstein might have been the master of space-time, but here on earth he was..the absent-minded professor, the kindly sockless wizard. Derivatives ˌabsent-ˈmindedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [adverb] absentlya1631 amusively1776 abstractedly1827 absent-mindedly1857 dreamily1861 preoccupiedly1884 1857 Witching Times xxv. 71/2 ‘Take her away, good-man Arnold, and let her be kept for trial,’ he added, rather absent-mindedly. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xv. 242 Helen echoed him, rhythmically and absent-mindedly. 1942 G. Hackforth-Jones One-One-One xxii. 203 ‘Eeyore’ Smith absent-mindedly added a dash of ‘pink’ to his evening aperitif. 1996 M. Syal Anita & Me (1997) v. 103 The tallest of the three, a lanky, mousey youth with a poetic mouth, scratched his crotch absentmindedly. ˌabsent-ˈmindedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [noun] amusement1663 reverie1690 abstractedness1705 absence1709 preoccupation1788 absentness1790 abstraction1791 absent-mindedness1845 misadvertence1870 not-thereness1902 la-la land1979 1845 Ladies' Repository Aug. 226/2 There may be learned, also, one method by which individuals may be temporarily cured of their absent-mindedness. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xiii. 122 In my absent-mindedness I forgot it. 1938 K. A. Porter Let. 12 May (1990) iv. 163 My slowness to write you the news myself is not just due to absent-mindedness. 1994 J. Birmingham He died with Felafel in his Hand (1997) ii. 37 Absent-mindedness ran in their family. Andy's sister..drove into the restaurant without getting out of the car. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1824
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