ˌabsent-ˈminded adjectiveadj FORGETlikely to forget things, especially because you are thinking about something else 心不在焉的,健忘的 SYN forgetful Grandad’s been getting rather absent-minded lately. 爷爷最近变得越发健忘了。
—absent-mindedly adverbadv
—absent-mindedness noun [uncountableU]