Supervision is the act of watching over a person or a piece of work to make sure it is done properly and safely. It is uncountable — 'a lot of supervision', 'close supervision', 'without supervision', never 'a supervision' in ordinary use.

Supervision supervision is是 the act of watching over a person or a piece of work看著一個人或一項工作的行為 to make sure為了確保 it is done properly and safely它做得妥當又安全 it是 is uncountable不可數 'a lot of supervision'「a lot of supervision」 'close supervision'「close supervision」 'without supervision'「without supervision」 never絕不會說 'a supervision'「a supervision」 in ordinary use在一般用法裡

Two everyday shapes carry most of the meaning: 'under supervision' (someone is watching) and 'under the supervision of + person'. Children swim under supervision; a trainee works under the supervision of a senior nurse.

Two everyday shapes兩個常見的用法 carry most of the meaning承載了大部分的意思 'under supervision'「under supervision」 someone is watching有人在看著 and和 'under the supervision of + person'「under the supervision of + 人」 children swim小孩游泳 under supervision在有人看著的情況下 a trainee works實習生工作 under the supervision of a senior nurse在資深護理師的督導下

The word covers a wide range of closeness — 'close supervision' means someone is right there the whole time, while 'minimal supervision' means being left to get on with it, and 'works well with minimal supervision' is such a standard line on a CV that employers barely see it any more.

The word這個詞 covers a wide range of closeness涵蓋很寬的緊密程度 'close supervision'「close supervision」 means指的是 someone is right there the whole time有人全程都在旁邊 while而 'minimal supervision'「minimal supervision」 means指的是 being left to get on with it讓你自己去做 and而 'works well with minimal supervision'「works well with minimal supervision」 is such a standard line on a CV是履歷上太標準的一句話 that employers barely see it any more老闆幾乎已經看不進去了

Notice it is not the same as bossing people about; supervision includes helping, checking, and being responsible if something goes wrong.

Notice要注意 it is not the same as它跟...不一樣 bossing people about對人發號施令 supervision supervision includes包括 helping, checking, and being responsible if something goes wrong幫忙、檢查，以及出狀況時要負責

In universities it has a narrower use: your thesis supervisor guides your research, and that guidance is your supervision.

In universities在大學裡 it has a narrower use它有比較窄的用法 your thesis supervisor你的論文指導教授 guides your research指導你的研究 and而 that guidance這個指導 is your supervision就是你的supervision