| 单词 | preoccupation |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pri(:)`ɔkju'peiʃən] |
| 解释 | n.全神贯注；使人专注的东西 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 全神贯注 (the state of being preoccupied);当务之急 (something that takes up one's attention) 【考】 反义词：unconcern( 不关心) |
| 字源 | preoccupation (n.) 1550s, "state of occupying beforehand," from Latin praeoccupationem (nominative praeoccupatio) "a seizing beforehand, anticipation," noun of action from past participle stem of praeoccupare, from prae- "before" (see pre-) + occupare "seize" (see occupy). Meaning "mental absorption" is from 1854. Earlier its secondary sense was "bias, prejudice" (c.1600). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 全神贯注; 抢先占据 【记】pre前, occupation(n 职业; 占有) 【反】unconcerned(adj 不关心的; 不相关的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pre + occupy占领，预先将人头脑占领 |
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