preoccupationn.
英 prɪ,ɒkjʊ'peɪʃ(ə)n | 美 prɪ,ɑkju'peʃən
中文n. 全神贯注，入神；当务之急；关注的事物；抢先占据；成见
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preoccupation (n.)1550s, "state of occupying beforehand," from Latin praeoccupationem (nominative praeoccupatio) "a seizing beforehand, anticipation," noun of action from past participle stem of praeoccupare, from prae- "before" (see pre-) + occupare "seize" (see occupy). Meaning "mental absorption" is from 1854. Earlier its secondary sense was "bias, prejudice" (c. 1600).
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