Absent without leave 擅离职守

时间：2007-02-28 06:54:04

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Absent without leave means to be away without permission or explanation. The term and its acronym¹, AWOL, originated in the American military during World War I for soldiers absent from duty without permission (leave). It later was transferred to civilian² situations.

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Absent without leave的意思为擅离职守，原本是一战时期的军事用语，后在日常生活中的到流传。Leave在这里是“请假”的意思。

例： Her daughter went to the mall but got in trouble for being absent without leave. 妈妈很生气女儿没打招呼就擅自去逛商场。

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1 acronym
n.首字母简略词，简称
参考例句：
That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说，这是一个很绕口的缩写词。 TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理，储存和处置设施的一个缩写。

2 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。