To invigilate is to watch people who are sitting an examination and make sure they do not cheat — no notes, no phones, no talking, papers collected on time. The teacher invigilates; the students take the paper.

To invigilate invigilate的意思 is to watch people who are sitting an examination是看著正在考試的人 and make sure they do not cheat確保他們不作弊——no notes, no phones, no talking不能看筆記、不能用手機、不能講話, papers collected on time考卷準時收回。The teacher老師 invigilates負責invigilate; the students而學生 take the paper則是應考。

This is ordinary exam English in Britain and in many halls that follow British exam style. In American English the same job is almost always to proctor.

This這 is ordinary exam English in Britain是英國考試裡很平常的用字 and in many halls that follow British exam style也用在很多採英式考試風格的考場。In American English在美式英文裡, the same job同樣這份工作 is almost always to proctor幾乎都叫to proctor。

If you only hear US television, you may never meet invigilate; that does not make it rare in IELTS, Cambridge, and a lot of university exam talk. You invigilate an exam, not a football match. The Latin idea is staying awake to keep watch over someone.

If you only hear US television如果你只聽美國電視, you你 may never meet invigilate可能永遠不會遇到invigilate; that不過這 does not make it rare in IELTS, Cambridge, and a lot of university exam talk不代表它在IELTS、劍橋考試和很多大學考試用語裡罕見。You你 invigilate an exam是invigilate一場考試, not a football match不是invigilate一場足球賽。The Latin idea拉丁文的本意 is staying awake to keep watch over someone是保持清醒、看守著某人。