1829, from absentee + -ism; originally in reference to landlords, especially in Ireland (absentee in this sense is in Johnson's dictionary); reference to pupils or workers is from 1922.
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1. Absenteeism is a problem in some industries.
某些企业中存在经常有人旷工的问题.
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2. There were strict sanctions against absenteeism.
旷工会受到严厉的处分.
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3. Absenteeism has cost the organization thousands of working days this year.
旷工使该机构损失了数千个工作日.
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4. Japanese workers rarely strike, and absenteeism is almost unknown.
日本工人很少罢工, 缺勤几乎是闻所未闻.
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5. The big firm decided to do away with absenteeism.
