present

Compared meaning: present, being in a place (adjective).

比较义项：出席的、在场的（形容词）。

• present 本词

  The common, neutral word for simply being in a place; usually used predicatively after 'be' and applies freely to anyone at any event or meeting.

  普通、中性的词，表示单纯地“在场”，通常用作表语（跟在 be 动词后面），可自由用来描述在任何活动或会议中在场的任何人。

  Only ten students were present when the fire alarm went off.

  消防警报响起时，只有十个学生在场。

• attendant

  A formal, literary word usually placed before a noun; it stresses someone's role of being there to accompany, serve, or assist, not mere presence.

  书面、正式的词，通常放在名词前作定语；强调某人“随同在场、履行陪同或服务职责”的身份，而不只是单纯地“在场”。

  The attendant nurse recorded his temperature every hour throughout the night.

  那位随侍在旁的护士整晚每小时为他测一次体温。

Present and attendant both mean being in a place, but present is the common, everyday word, often used after 'be', for anyone at any event. Attendant is more formal and literary, usually placed before a noun, and stresses accompanying or serving, not just being there.

present 和 attendant 在“出席、在场”这个意义上很接近，但 present 是最常用、可作表语的说法，而 attendant 更正式、书面，常放在名词前作定语，且更强调“随同在场、履行陪同或服务的身份”而非单纯的“在场”。这里不比较 present 的“礼物”“现在的”词义，也不比较 attendant 表示“伴随而来的（风险、问题等）”以及作名词“服务员、管理员”的用法。