#強迫失蹤 forced disappearance
#大隱隱於朝 hiding in plain sight
#明報英文 出現與（被）消失
//有人原應出席某個場合，放眼卻不見人，可說 he is not showing up，或用 no-show：
· So he is a no-show. 他不會出現了。
· It's a no-show passenger, so the taxi left.約好的乘客沒有出現，的士就離開了。
有時候，有些人姑且一到，亮一亮相，英文係 to make an appearance :
· There he is, but I suspect he is just making an appearance. 他到了，但我懷疑他只不過為亮一亮相。
這一舉動，或出於禮貌 as a matter of courtesy ，或根本就不大想到場 that you don't really want to be there。
. I think I have to make an appearance at that meeting, which I think will prove pointless. 我想我應該到那個肯定沒有意義的會議，純粹亮一亮相。
另外有些時候，當事人入場之際不但煞有介事， 而且隆重其事： Make an entrance ，當中包含 dramatic 戲劇的、 ostentatious 炫耀的 或 conspicuous 突出的元素。
· The boss always makes an entrance when he arrives in the morning, making a point of getting everyone's attention in the process. 每個早上老闆總會大剌剌地走進公司，好讓每個人都知道他到了。
而更大張旗鼓的出現， 是 make a GRAND entrance。
· The prime minister made a grand entrance, surrounded by his entourage. 首相由他的隨行團簇擁着，聲勢浩大地進場。
若原本在場， 但想自己消失， 除了 excuse oneself ，亦可以講 make oneself scarce ， 通常是指避開 difficult 困難或 unpleasant 不快的場面。
· I could see he was annoyed so I made myself scarce. 我看到他惱怒了，於是立即走開。
To disappear ， 消失； 有沒有 to be disappeared 被消失？有。也即是 forced disappearance 強迫失蹤。
·They say the dissident is #being #disappeared. 他們說，這 #異見分子已被消失。
· He was taken away by secret police. It's a forced disappearance. 他被秘密警察帶走。這是一宗「強迫失蹤」。
當然也有「大隱隱於朝」式的失蹤，英文或可就說：hiding in plain sight。
· Just like everyone else in the downtown bar, I was hiding in plain sight. 就像市中心酒吧裏所有人一樣，我隱藏於眾人之中。//
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