observation
- IPA[ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn]
英式
- the action or process of closely observing or monitoring something or someone;the ability to notice things, especially significant details
noun: observation, plural noun: observations
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- 1. the action or process of closely observing or monitoring something or someone she was brought into hospital for observation units kept enemy forces under observation for days 同義詞
- ▪ the ability to notice things, especially significant details his powers of observation
- ▪ the act of taking the altitude of the sun or another celestial body to find a latitude or longitude.
- 2. a statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed he made a telling observation about Hughie 同義詞
- a railway carriage with large windows designed to provide a good view of passing scenery.
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- a hospital ward for patients under observation: he was moved to an observation ward
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- (especially of a patient or a suspected criminal) being closely and constantly watched or monitored
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- a railroad car with large windows designed to provide a good view of passing scenery.
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- a post for watching the movement of enemy forces or the effect of artillery fire.
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- the objective observation of one's own attitudes, reactions, or thought processes.
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- a project initiated in 1937 to study and record the social habits and opinions of ordinary ...
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- a measurement of the position of the moon in order to calculate longitude from lunar distance.
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- IPA[ˌäbzərˈvāSH(ə)n]
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- the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information: she was brought into the hospital for observation detailed observations were carried out on the students' behavior
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