be conspicuous by your/its absenceTHEREused to say that someone or something is not somewhere where they were expected to be 〔本应在场却〕因缺席而引起注意 a group that were conspicuous by their absence from the awards ceremony 因缺席颁奖仪式而引人注目的一个组合
be conspicuous by your/its absence• If I have any qualification, it is that contemporary work is conspicuous by its absence.
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