| 释义 |
at·tend·ance
\əˈtendən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English attendaunce, from Middle French atendance, from Old French, from atendre to attend + -ance
1. : the act or fact of attending: as
a. : the act or state of being in waiting : service especially at court or at a hospital
< a physician in attendance >
b. : a being present : presence
< attendance at a play >
2. : the persons attending
a. obsolete : a body of attendants : retinue
< the king, with his attendance of court officials >
b. : the persons or number of persons present (as at a public performance or a session of school)
< the broadcasting of plays … does not seem to diminish the attendances at original performances — Joseph Trenaman > |