| 单词 | absentmindedness |
| 例句 | Time to use Mother’s absentmindedness to his advantage. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “What I mean is—I’m well enough to enjoy your company, but you must forgive my absentmindedness.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was my earlier, morning stop at the farm stand that was now front and center—that and my recent, annoying tilt toward absentmindedness. Thief 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z She describes them as if they were avoidable mistakes, the result of her absentmindedness. In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z “It was a moment of absentmindedness while on a debate stage that won’t happen again,” his campaign said in a statement, adding that, “Congressman Ryan loves our country.” Did Elizabeth Warren just end John Delaney's two-year presidential journey? 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Missing one of these vaccination visits may often be out of absentmindedness or necessity rather than based on a position against vaccinations. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z That everyone has a story like this reflects both the instantaneousness of digital communication and the absentmindedness with which we approach it. I sent a compromising message to the wrong person. How will I ever recover? 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z The tension was high, and Zaidi was agitated to the point of absentmindedness. The architect: How Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi became one of the most coveted minds in baseball 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Rodriquez finds comedy in Juan’s absentmindedness, but his performance ends up becoming deeply poignant as he expresses how digging in the dirt is more than simply a means to an end for him. ‘Duels’: Love and death and vegetable stains 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z "My absentmindedness probably won the game," he said with a wry smile. Dayton not at home this time, but might as well have been 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z Less in known about the condition’s relationship to cognitive decline, which precedes dementia and includes noticeable forgetfulness, absentmindedness and impulsiveness. Uncontrolled diabetes tied to poorer brain power 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z So, there is room for a little leeway with honest absentmindedness. 4 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Micromanager 2013-03-19T15:00:00Z "With so much scrutiny, it's almost beyond belief that someone in a responsible position would be guilty of such crass absentmindedness." Report: UK police officer loses Olympics documents 2012-01-17T12:48:23Z “She admitted that she made a mistake, and today she is accepting the consequences of that mistake,” said Warren, adding that her condition “can lead to some absentmindedness.” Calif. lawmaker gets probation in shoplift case, lawyer blames brain tumor 2012-01-07T08:45:34Z He felt compelled to laugh at himself for his absentmindedness, but while the laugh was still 51 on his lips something happened that caused it to freeze there. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z Smiles feebly at his absentmindedness and resumes his seat. The Land of Lure A Story of the Columbia River Basin 2011-08-09T02:00:24.217Z And Pearl, you really must try to overcome this absentmindedness of yours. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z What forgery in some might be Is absentmindedness in me! Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes 2011-01-25T03:00:23.413Z The King—" But noticing that her niece was not listening, the Marchioness broke off, remarking: "Bertha, your absentmindedness is singular. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z In blissful absentmindedness Lilly looked past him and his gallant zeal. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Any absentmindedness might be adaptive, shifting attention to the baby, the British Journal of Psychiatry says. 2010-02-03T00:02:00Z None, fortunately, had noticed the change in his demeanour, his silence, his absentmindedness when spoken to, his want of appetite. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath But his whole soul was in such commotion that he soon relapsed into a state of absentmindedness. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. I must repeat to you what I was saying and which your absentmindedness at the moment prevented you from hearing. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z “Even in her absentmindedness she seems to have a preference for fine things, though,” said Gladys, beginning to giggle reminiscently. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars It has even been asserted that, in his absentmindedness and excitement incident to encountering an infuriated cow, he addressed the beast with the same words. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century In this moment of absentmindedness he had mechanically taken Mrs. Bilton's hand and shaken it, and after that of course there was nothing to do except to shake Mr. Bilton's. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories Loss of memory, hysteria, absentmindedness, unconscious utterance of one's thoughts, illusions and hallucinations, irritability, indifference to one's surroundings, and similar perversions, are among the products of the newly-evolved psychic faculty. How to Read the Crystal or, Crystal and Seer In his usual serene manner—for he very rarely became excited, notwithstanding that his conduct and his absentmindedness had surprised old Humphrey—Mr. Franklin made his way again to the bookstore in the alley. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin There are many amusing anecdotes told of his absentmindedness about everything not connected with his art. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Even then, with his usual absentmindedness, he forgot to bring the book he was to present, and left behind him in the carriage the purse of gold the King bestowed upon him. Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks From the French of La Fontaine I see that in a fit of absentmindedness I have strayed into the pulpit. Mental Efficiency And Other Hints to Men and Women Nevertheless, notwithstanding his absentmindedness, he was never too much absorbed to maintain toward Celestina an old-fashioned deference very appealing to one accustomed to being ignored and slighted. Flood Tide He himself poetically describes his absentmindedness when a boy, and calls himself "ein Träumer"; and a dreamer he remained all his life. Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry "Very nicely," he answered, with a warning absentmindedness. The Colossus A Novel There were a number of games played, but so great was the absentmindedness of the players, that several hardened scamps indulged in some most unscrupulous "stocking" of the cards without detection. Romance of California Life I awoke from a sort of trance of absentmindedness in a landscape that might well awaken anybody. The New Jerusalem He had the same fits of absentmindedness which characterized him as a child. The Rowley Poems Pilate's voice roused Joseph from his reverie, and after apologising to the Roman magistrate for his absentmindedness, he went away to consult hurriedly with Gaddi, and then to make preparations for the journey. The Brook Kerith A Syrian story He had long fits of absentmindedness, during which he was deaf to every noise. The Aspirations of Jean Servien Was it possible that I could convince him that I was merely the victim of my own absentmindedness, and not an unprincipled creature trying to obtain a ride upon false pretenses? Anne of the Island Pao-ch'ai was intent upon examining the embroidery, so in her absentmindedness, she, with one bend of her body, settled herself on the very same spot, which Hsi Jen had recently occupied. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books In his absentmindedness he forgot the lantern; he therefore went up gropingly, stepping carefully and feeling with his feet for the steps. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy For after all there is an amount of innocence and absentmindedness in matters of daily human life, which is not only niaiserie, but comes very near to moral wrong. Robert Elsmere Foster slouched into his seat with his customary air of absentmindedness. The Cathedral My chief offenses were absentmindedness, intermittent indulgence in sad moods, non-observance of certain rules of etiquette, and occasional unmethodical ways. Autobiography of a Yogi He glanced through them casually, but with an absentmindedness which did not escape his housekeeper when she came in. Purple Springs The only evidence of advancing age was his absentmindedness from boylike brooding over the days of his courtship and marriage and his day dreams about his long-lost love. The One Woman Often, before he could answer, it was as though he had to wake up as from a sleep, and yet his work never suffered from these bouts of absentmindedness. Seven Icelandic Short Stories She held her head higher than formerly, spoke with habitual decision which bordered on snappishness, and at times displayed the absentmindedness of one who in silence suffers wrong. Born in Exile Now, the effect of absentmindedness may gather strength in its turn. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Then, simulating absentmindedness, I threw it into the fire. Simon the Jester She did her best to appear the same, but she was much more quiet, and had fits of absentmindedness that the Captain and the housekeeper noticed. Cap'n Eri Mention has been made already of Mark Twain's tendency to absentmindedness. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) His restlessness and absentmindedness could not escape the observation of Mrs. Farquhar, and as the poor fellow sadly needed a confidante, she was soon in possession of his story. Their Pilgrimage Even now we laugh at absentmindedness when presented to us as a simple fact. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic But, with his usual absentmindedness, Braddock had forgotten all about that, and sat in his chair rubbing his head quite pink and rattling on cheerfully. The Green Mummy So great her absentmindedness she droops as in a swoon, And a movement of aversion mars her recent spousal grace, And in silence we two sit here in our waning honeymoon At this idle watering-place . Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces Jeekie rolled his black eyes round the room and in a fit of absentmindedness helped himself to some more whisky. A Yellow God: an Idol of Africa He crammed his cap back again into his pocket and re-entered the office, assuming an air of absentmindedness. Dubliners Still more laughable will be the absentmindedness we have seen springing up and growing before our very eyes, with whose origin we are acquainted and whose life-history we can reconstruct. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic I have in my own house, for instance, an example of a great mystery, founded on mere absentmindedness. Sight Unseen In our society the knowledge of the learned world consists of anecdotes of the extraordinary absentmindedness of certain old professors, and two or three witticisms variously ascribed to Gruber, to me, and to Babukin. The Wife, and other stories Dora did not play badly, but an absentmindedness which was commonly observable in her had its effect upon the music. New Grub Street It may thus be defined as "something mechanical in something living," "a kind of absentmindedness on the part of life." The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 And yet, if you reintroduce the idea of absentmindedness, which acts as a go-between, you will see this profound comic element uniting with the most superficial type. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic The absentmindedness that had just escaped depopulating the terrestrial globe, might at any moment result in some other grave inconvenience. The First Men in the Moon Thus, absentmindedness is essentially laughable, and so we laugh at anything rigid, ready-made, mechanical in gesture, attitude and even facial expression. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic It is the part of laughter to reprove his absentmindedness and wake him out of his dream. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Systematic absentmindedness, like that of Don Quixote, is the most comical thing imaginable . The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 Here, too, it is really a kind of automatism that makes us laugh—an automatism, as we have already remarked, closely akin to mere absentmindedness. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Indeed, the deeper the absentmindedness the higher the comedy. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Systematic absentmindedness, like that of Don Quixote, is the most comical thing imaginable: it is the comic itself, drawn as nearly as possible from its very source. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic From time to time, however, in a fit of absentmindedness, nature raises up souls that are more detached from life. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic This corrective is laughter, a social gesture that singles out and represses a special kind of absentmindedness in men and in events. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic It does not set forth, by means of language, special cases of absentmindedness in man or in events. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic We have shown that the comic character always errs through obstinacy of mind or of disposition, through absentmindedness, in short, through automatism. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic |
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