因事缺席 meaning in Chinese
absent with apologies
Examples
- . . . the presence of a certain gentleman
决不会这么凑巧，偏偏这个时候因事缺席 - The presence of a certain gentleman
决不会这么凑巧，偏偏这个时候因事缺席 - He is absent on business
他因事缺席。 - Absent with apologies
因事缺席 - " i do not imagine his business would have called him away just now , if he had not wished to avoid a certain gentleman here .
“我想，他要不是为了要回避这儿的某一位先生，决不会就这么凑巧，偏偏这时候因事缺席。 ”