Watching for particular things and recording each one you see, as a hobby. It comes from the verb 'spot' (to see or notice something, often something not easy to see), so the fun is in the catching sight of it, not in the thing itself.

as a hobby當作一種嗜好， watching for particular things and recording each one you see留意特定的東西，然後把看到的每一個都記錄下來。 it comes from the verb 'spot'這個字來自動詞『spot』 (to see or notice something, often something not easy to see)（看到或注意到某個東西，通常是不太容易發現的東西）， so the fun is in the catching sight of it所以樂趣在於『捕捉到它』的那一刻， not in the thing itself而不是那個東西本身。

You almost never meet 'spotting' alone in this meaning — it comes glued to what is being watched: birdspotting, trainspotting, plane spotting, bus spotting. A spotter often keeps a list or a notebook and ticks off the ones they have seen; getting a rare one is the whole point.

You almost never meet 'spotting' alone in this meaning在這個意思下，你幾乎不會單獨看到『spotting』這個字—— it comes glued to what is being watched它會黏著被觀察的對象一起出現： birdspotting, trainspotting, plane spotting, bus spottingbirdspotting賞鳥、trainspotting鐵道觀察、plane spotting賞飛機、bus spotting賞公車。 A spotter often keeps a list or a notebook and ticks off the ones they have seenspotter（觀察愛好者）通常會有一份清單或筆記本，看到就打勾； getting a rare one is the whole point抓到一個稀有的，才是整件事的重點。

In Britain 'trainspotter' has become a mild insult outside the hobby — it means someone who cares far too much about small facts nobody else finds interesting — so be careful using it about a person.

In Britain 'trainspotter' has become a mild insult outside the hobby在英國，『trainspotter』這個字在這個嗜好之外，已經變成一種輕微的損人說法—— it means someone who cares far too much about small facts nobody else finds interesting意思是一個人對別人根本不在乎的小事太過在意—— so be careful using it about a person所以用這個字說一個人的時候要小心。

Note that 'spotting' has completely separate meanings elsewhere: light bleeding between periods (medical), and marks or stains appearing on something. Those are different words that happen to look the same.

Note that 'spotting' has completely separate meanings elsewhere要注意，『spotting』在別的地方還有完全不同的意思： light bleeding between periods (medical)月經之間的輕微出血（醫學用語）， and marks or stains appearing on something以及某個東西上出現的斑點或污漬。 Those are different words that happen to look the same那些是碰巧長得一樣、但其實不同的字。