abstracted 的词源

“心不在焉，因智力活动而分心，无法专注于现实”，这个词最早出现在1640年代，是由动词 abstract 演变而来的过去分词形容词。相关词汇有 Abstractedly。

An absent man is one whose mind wanders unconsciously from his immediate surroundings, or from the topic which demands his attention; he may be thinking of little or nothing. An abstracted man is kept from what is present by thoughts and feelings so weighty or interesting that they engross his attention. [Century Dictionary]

一个 absent 的人是指那种不自觉地从周围环境或正在关注的话题中走神的人；他可能在思考一些琐碎的事情，甚至什么都没想。而一个 abstracted 的人则是被那些沉重或有趣的思想和感情所吸引，以至于无法关注眼前的事物。[《世纪词典》]