資料來源 : pyDict

出席,面前,存在,風度,態度

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Presence \Pres"ence\, n. [F. pr['e]sence, L. praesentia. See
   {Present}.]
   1. The state of being present, or of being within sight or
      call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence.

   2. The place in which one is present; the part of space
      within one's ken, call, influence, etc.; neighborhood
      without the intervention of anything that forbids
      intercourse.

            Wrath shell be no more Thenceforth, but in thy
            presence joy entire.                  --Milton.

   3. Specifically, neighborhood to the person of one of
      superior of exalted rank; also, presence chamber.

            In such a presence here to plead my thoughts.
                                                  --Shak.

            An't please your grace, the two great cardinals.
            Wait in the presence.                 --Shak.

   4. The whole of the personal qualities of an individual;
      person; personality; especially, the person of a superior,
      as a sovereign.

            The Sovran Presence thus replied.     --Milton.

   5. An assembly, especially of person of rank or nobility;
      noble company.

            Odmar, of all this presence does contain, Give her
            your wreath whom you esteem most fair. --Dryden.

   6. Port, mien; air; personal appearence. ``Rather dignity of
      presence than beauty of aspect.'' --Bacon.

            A graceful presence bespeaks acceptance. -- Collier.

   {Presence chamber}, or {Presence room}, the room in which a
      great personage receives company. --Addison. `` Chambers
      of presence.'' --Bacon.

   {Presence of mind}, that state of the mind in which all its
      faculties are alert, prompt, and acting harmoniously in
      obedience to the will, enabling one to reach, as it were
      spontaneously or by intuition, just conclusions in sudden
      emergencies.

資料來源 : WordNet®

presence
     n 1: the state of being present; current existence; "he tested
          for the presence of radon" [ant: {absence}]
     2: the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she
        blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of
        danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company" [syn: {front}]
     3: an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby
     4: the impression that something is present; "he felt the
        presence of an evil force"
     5: dignified manner or conduct [syn: {bearing}, {comportment},
        {mien}]
     6: the act of being present [ant: {absence}]