late 14c., "act of attending to one's duties," from Old French atendance "attention, wait, hope, expectation," from atendant, present participle of atendre (see attend). Meaning "action of waiting on someone" dates from late 14c. (to dance attendance on someone is from 1560s); that of "action of being present, presenting oneself" (originally with intent of taking a part) is from mid-15c. Meaning "number of persons present" is from 1835.
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1. Police with riot gear and several fire engines are in attendance.
防暴警察和数辆消防车都到了。
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2. He would have a nurse in constant attendance day and night.
会有一位护士日夜不间断地陪护着他。
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3. Average weekly cinema attendance in February was 2.41 million.
2月份，平均每周的观影人数为241万。
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4. He was disqualified from the council for non-attendance.
