observation

英 [ˌɒbzə'veɪʃn] 美 [ˌɑːbzər'veɪʃn]

• n. 观察；观察力；注意；评论

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]注意,观察

   action of observing; state of being observed

2. [U]观察力

   ability to observe things

3. [C]言论,评论,意见

   remark or comment

4. [P]观察资料,观察数据

   collected information

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 观察（力）
2. 监视
3. 言论，讲话，谈话
4. 意见
5. 注意，察觉
6. 观察资料，观察报告
7. 观测，实测
8. 【海】测天
9. 【军】观测，侦察
10. 知识
11. 经验（谈）
12. 引用，评述

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of making and recording a measurement

2. the act of observing; taking a patient look

3. a remark expressing careful consideration

4. facts learned by observing;

   "he reported his observations to the mayor"
   

5. the act of noticing or paying attention;

   "he escaped the notice of the police"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The patient was kept under observation all night.
   这位病人被观察了一整夜。
2. The law of nature was deduced from observation.
   自然法则是从观察中推导出来的。
3. He is a man of little observation.
   他是个观察力极差的人。
4. He was endowed with the power of acute observation.
   他有敏锐的观察力。
5. The thief escaped observation.
   小偷未被人注意。
6. She employed an irreverent humor to salt her observation.
   她运用玩世不恭的幽默使她的评论更为有趣。
7. He didn't make a single observation during the whole dinner.
   在吃饭整个过程中他没有发表任何评论。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The new breed is under observation.
   新品种正在观察中。
2. The astronomers were taking an observation of Jupiter.
   天文学家们正在观测木星。
3. She is a student of keen observation.
   她是一个观察力敏锐的学生。
4. He made valuable observations on the prices.
   他对物价问题提出了宝贵的意见。
5. He's just published observations on Japanese bird life.
   他刚刚发表了日本鸟类生活的观察资料。

经典引文

• The daily calls to inquire after her health and happiness had grown to be sacred observation.

  出自： W. J. Locke

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

keep under observation

监视watch sb/sth carefully
keep sb/sth under observation
Did you keep him under observation?

你对他进行监视了吗?

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• avoid sb's observation 躲避某人的注意
• carry out observation 进行观察
• escape sb's observation 不为某人所注意
• keep observation upon 不断注意
• make some observations 提出一些意见
• record〔report〕 an observation 记录〔报告〕观察结果
• take an observation 观天,测天

形容词+～

• accurate observations 精确的观测报告
• actual observation 实际观察
• careful observation 仔细的观察
• critical observation 批评性的意见
• economic observation 经济视察
• exact observation 确切的观测
• general observation 综合观察
• keen observation 敏锐的观察力
• personal observation 个人观察
• quick observation 快速观察
• scientific observation 科学观察
• valuable observation 宝贵意见

名词+～

• mass observation 群众监视
• service observation 业务检查

～+名词

• observation balloon 观测气球
• observation plane 侦察机
• observation post 瞭望哨,监视哨
• observation station 观测站
• observation tower 瞭望台

介词+～

• according to observation 根据观察
• be correct in sb's observation 某人的观察是对的
• power of observation 观察力
• under observation 受到监视,被观察

～+介词

• observation about 有关…的意见〔评论〕
• observation of natural phenomena 对自然现象的观察
• observations on sb's work 对某人工作的意见

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的observationem，意为观察。

近反义词

【近义词】

• discovery
• inspection
• seeing
• watching