a pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation 逃学者,旷课者
adjective
(of a pupil) being a truant (学生)逃学的,旷课的 truant children. 逃学的孩子。 ■wandering; straying 闲荡的;游荡的 her truant husband. 她那四处闲荡的丈夫。
verb
[no obj.]. another way of saying play truant below 同 play truant
常用词组 play truant
(of a pupil) stay away from school without leave or explanation (学生)逃学,旷课
派生 truancy noun 语源
Middle English (denoting a person begging through choice rather than necessity): from Old French, probably ultimately of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh truan, Scottish Gaelic truaghan 'wretched'