observer

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əbˈzɜːvə/|/ɒb-/    美 /əbˈzɝvɚ/|/ɑb-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.
    — Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.
  2. One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
    — I shall be an observer of the local customs.
  3. A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate.
    — The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.
  4. A country or other entity which has limited participation rights within an organization.
    — The Vatican and Palestine have observer status at the UN.
  5. A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft.
    — The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer.
  6. A sentry etc. manning an observation post.
    — We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.
  7. Synonym of spotter.

词形变化

observers plural

词汇关系

下位词
air observer
衍生词
electoral observer interobserver intraobserver nonobserver observeress observerless observer pattern observership participant observer Sabbath observer
相关词
observable observably observance observant observation observational observatory observe

词源

Etymology tree
English observe
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English observer
From observe + -er.
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