- 1n/əbˈzɜːrvər/ · /əbˈzɜːvə/someone who follows a subject觀察家 / 觀察者
Someone who watches or follows a particular subject, group, or situation closely over time, and often knows enough about it to explain it or say what will happen next.
這個 observer 不是隨便看一眼的人，而是「長期盯著某個領域的人」，所以前面常加領域：political observers、industry observers。新聞裡用它來引述看法而不指名某個人，等於中文的「觀察家認為……」。
示範例句 · Example
Political observers believe the mayor will not run again.
中文翻譯政治觀察家們相信市長不會再參選。
常見搭配
political observers
政治觀察家
people who follow politics closely and comment on it
Political observers say the vote will be very close.
an observer of something
某個領域的長期觀察者
someone who watches a particular subject over a long time
She is a careful observer of city life.
a keen observer
敏銳的觀察者
someone who watches very carefully and notices a lot
Aesop must have been a keen observer of animals.
- 2n/əbˈzɜːrvər/ · /əbˈzɜːvə/official watcher觀察員
正式Someone officially sent to a meeting, election, class, or other event to watch what happens and report back, without taking part in it.
這個 observer 是「被派去的人」，有身分但沒有發言權或投票權——只負責看，然後回報。常見於選舉、和談、聯合國場合，也用在有人進教室旁聽評估。重點在「在場但不參與」。
常見搭配
send observers
派遣觀察員
to officially send people to watch an event and report on it
Both sides agreed to send observers to the talks.
election observers
選舉觀察員
people officially watching an election to check it is fair
Election observers reported no serious problems.
as an observer
以觀察員的身分
in the role of someone who watches but does not take part
He joined the meeting as an observer only.
意思相反
participantdelegate with a vote
- 3n/əbˈzɜːrvər/ · /əbˈzɜːvə/person looking, viewer看的人 / 旁觀者
Anyone who sees or looks at something — the person the sight reaches, especially when you want to say how a thing appears to someone looking at it.
這個 observer 沒有專業，也沒有身分，就是「碰巧在看的人」。英文常用它來講「東西看起來如何」——a casual observer would have guessed... 就是「隨便一個人看了都會猜……」，把判斷從說話者移到一個中立的視角上。
常見搭配
a casual observer
隨便看一眼的人
someone looking at something without paying close attention
To a casual observer, the twins look identical.
to an observer
在旁人看來
from the point of view of someone watching
To an observer, nothing seemed to have changed.
the observer's position
觀看者所在的位置
the place someone is watching from, which changes what they see
What you see depends on the observer's position.