preoccupancy
/pree-ok-yuh-puhn-see/US // priˈɒk yə pən si //
预占性,预占,前期工作,预先占有
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
- : the state of being absorbed in thought; preoccupation.
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Examples
Preoccupancy during the ages past is considered by infidels themselves a sufficient ground for belief.
A preoccupancy with religious characteristics assists those who are interested in the problem of sublimation.
The theory of preoccupancy I reject absolutely, but cannot here set forth its refutation.
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