Word · Frequency #23427
abstracted
心不在焉的；出神的
So absorbed in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings; absent-minded.
- 1.
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
分离的；抽出的；隔绝的；分开的
- 2.
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
心不在焉的；出神的；沉思的
分离的；抽离的；分离的；抽出的；隔绝的；分开的；心不在焉的；出神的；沉思的；心不在焉的；出神的
In use
During the lecture, he looked abstracted, staring out the window.
She seemed abstracted during the meeting, nodding without focus.
He was so abstracted that he forgot to pick up his coffee.
be abstracted
作表语时表示“心不在焉、出神”，主语通常为人。
He was too abstracted to notice the rain outside.
他太出神了，没有注意到外面的雨。
look/seem abstracted
look/seem 与形容词搭配，描述“看起来出神”的状态。
She looked abstracted as she waited for the phone to ring.
她等电话时看起来心不在焉。
be abstracted from sth
此义源自“分离、抽出”，常与 from 连用，指与某物隔离或脱离。
Connections
Collocations
- an abstracted look
- 心不在焉的神情；出神的表情
- She gave me an abstracted look and walked away.她心不在焉地看了我一眼，就走开了。
- in an abstracted way
- 心不在焉地；出神地
- He nodded in an abstracted way, clearly not listening.他心不在焉地点了点头，显然没在听。
- abstracted silence
- 心不在焉的沉默；出神的沉默
- They waited in abstracted silence, each lost in thought.他们出神地默默等着，各自陷入沉思。
- abstracted from reality
- 脱离现实的；与现实脱节的
- The proposal seems abstracted from reality and will never work.这个提议似乎脱离现实，永远不会奏效。
Synonyms
- absent-minded
- 健忘的；心神恍惚的 · 较口语，常指因想别的事而忘记眼前事务；abstracted 更偏书面，侧重出神发呆而非健忘。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 abstract（抽出）：抽象画让人走神，注意力被‘抽’走，就是心不在焉。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：书面叙事、神态或心理描写、文学或正式评论 该词比较常见于文学或正式书面语，通常描述人出神、心不在焉，也可指事物被分离或抽离。日常口语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The suffix -(s)tracted in 'distracted' and 'extracted' closely matches the /stræktɪd/ sound in 'abstracted'; 'attracted', 'retracted', and 'subtracted' end in /træktɪd/ (no /s/). 'acted' looks like the written ending -acted but sounds /ˈæktɪd/, so it is a spelling lookalike, not a rhyme.
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