喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/ˈspekteɪtər/ · /spekˈteɪtə/觀眾

    Someone who is watching an event or game, especially a sports match, without taking part.

    示範例句 · Example

    I'm not playing myself — I'm just a spectator today.

    逐字我自己沒有在打——我今天只是一個觀眾。

    「spectator」是「到現場看比賽或活動、自己沒有上場」的人，中文常譯「觀眾」。核心畫面可以想成「眼睛在看、腳沒上場」——籃球場邊、運動會看台、街頭表演旁圍著看的人，都是 spectators。跟 fan 分開記：fan 是「喜歡某個隊／某個運動、常去加油」的人；spectator 只講「這次在場上看的人」。跟 audience 也分開：audience 多用在戲劇、音樂會、電影；spectator 更常指比賽、運動、戶外活動的現場觀眾。

    常見搭配

    • a spectator sport

      觀賞性運動；適合當觀眾看的運動

      a sport that people enjoy watching

      Basketball is a popular spectator sport at our school.

    • just a spectator

      只是觀眾（沒有上場）

      only watching, not taking part

      Leo hurt his ankle, so he was just a spectator at sports day.

    • thousands of / 30,000 spectators

      成千上萬／三萬名觀眾

      a very large number of people watching

      Thousands of spectators cheered when Mei scored.

    • facilities for spectators

      給觀眾用的設施

      seats, shelters, or other things built for people who watch

      The new track has better facilities for spectators.

    • spectators cheered / clapped

      觀眾歡呼／拍手

      people watching showed they liked what they saw

      The spectators clapped as the runners finished.

    • a group / crowd of spectators

      一群／一大群觀眾

      several or many people watching together

      A crowd of spectators stood along the finish line.

    意思相近

    watcheronlookerobservercrowd member

core核心畫面

You can picture a spectator as the person in the stands, not on the field — eyes on the game, hands not in it. The word draws a line between the people doing the thing and the people watching it happen.

可以想成「坐在看台上、而不是站在場上的那個人」：眼睛跟著比賽跑，但手沒有伸進去。這個字最主要的功能就是畫出那條線——一邊是下場做事的人，一邊是在旁邊看的人。也因為這條線很清楚，英文才會用 a spectator sport（適合觀賞的運動）或 be a mere spectator（只是袖手旁觀）這樣的說法。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

複數 spectators

意思相近

watcheronlookerobservercrowd member

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

spectatornoun/spɛkˈteɪtə/

  • 1

    One who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors.

    • The cheering spectators watched the fireworks.
    • Bart spies an opportunity to make a quick buck so he channels his inner carny and posits his sinking house as a natural wonder of the world and its inhabitants as freaks, barking to dazzled spectators, “Behold the horrors of the Slanty Shanty! See the twisted creatures that dwell within! Meet Cue-Ball, the man with no hair!”
  • 2

    One who observes, sees, or views something; an observer.

    • The ſpring diſplaying her elegant taſte, the proud walk of the gold-feathered pheaſant, the light tread of the ſmall-hoofed hind, and the dancing of the ſtar-trained peacock, infuſed joy into the ſoul of the ſpectator of the aſtoniſhing works of the Creator.

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