-ence  
suffix (also -ance) uk/ -əns/ us/ -əns/
  (ACTION)      
  (用于构成名词,表示行为)
used to form nouns that refer to an action or series of actions
  violence (= violent actions) 暴力 
 a performance (= act of performing) 演出 
   (STATE)      
 (用于构成名词,表示某种状态或性质)
used to form nouns that describe a state or quality
  her long absence (= period during which she was absent) 她的长期缺席