conspicuous by your absence
因缺席而招人注意
不知道大家有没有发现一个问题,就是在上课的时候,如果你去了老师可能不会注意到你。但每当你逃课的时候,就很容易被老师发现。这个就可以用习语“conspicuous by your absence”来表示本应在场时“因缺席而招人注意”,比如:
- 后来到做扫除时,本应在场的安妮却因为不在而引起了注意。
When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence. - Why wasn't Stephen at the meeting? He was conspicuous by his absence.
那么,斯蒂芬怎么没参加会议?他本应在场却不在,非常惹人注意。