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单词 observation
释义

observation

[ ob-zur-vey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɒb zɜrˈveɪ ʃən /
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noun

Origin of observation

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin observātiōn- (stem of observātiō), equivalent to observāt(us) (past participle of observāre to observe) + -iōn--ion

SYNONYMS FOR observation

3 attention.
8 pronouncement, opinion.
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synonym study for observation

8. See remark.

OTHER WORDS FROM observation

non·ob·ser·va·tion, nounpre·ob·ser·va·tion, nounre·ob·ser·va·tion, nounself-ob·ser·va·tion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH observation

observance, observation

Words nearby observation

obsequious, obsequy, observable, observance, observant, observation, observational, observation car, observation post, observatory, observe
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British Dictionary definitions for observation

observation
/ (ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃən) /

noun

the act of observing or the state of being observed
a comment or remark
detailed examination of phenomena prior to analysis, diagnosis, or interpretationthe patient was under observation
the facts learned from observing
an obsolete word for observance
nautical
  1. a sight taken with an instrument to determine the position of an observer relative to that of a given heavenly body
  2. the data so taken

Derived forms of observation

observational, adjectiveobservationally, adverb
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