(常用义)(对某事的)专注、挂念、心事;(被某种想法)占据心神的状态。常带有“想太多、难以摆脱”的含义。
(另有义)也可指占用(时间/精力),但较少见。
/priːˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
Her preoccupation with exams made it hard to sleep.
她对考试的挂念让她很难入睡。
His constant preoccupation with status and success prevented him from enjoying the present, even when everything was going well.
他对地位与成功的持续执念,使他即使在一切顺利时也无法享受当下。
来自 **pre-**(“在前、预先”)+ occupation(“占据;职业;消遣”)。原义有“预先占据(心思/注意力)”之意,后来常用来表示“某个念头先入为主地占据头脑”,即“心事、执念、过度关注”。