observation 音标拼音: [
, ɑbzɚv'eʃən]
n . 观察,观测,了望,监视,注意
观察,观测,了望,监视,注意
observation 观察
observation 观察
observation n 1 :
the act of making and recording a measurement 2 :
the act of observing ;
taking a patient look [
synonym :
{
observation }, {
observance }, {
watching }]
3 :
a remark expressing careful consideration [
synonym :
{
observation }, {
reflection }, {
reflexion }]
4 :
facts learned by observing ; "
he reported his observations to the mayor "
5 :
the act of noticing or paying attention ; "
he escaped the notice of the police " [
synonym : {
notice }, {
observation },
{
observance }]
Observation \
Ob `
ser *
va "
tion \,
n . [
L .
observatio :
cf .
F .
observation .]
1 .
The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice ;
the act of seeing ,
or of fixing the mind upon ,
anything .
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My observation ,
which very seldom lies . --
Shak .
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2 .
The result of an act ,
or of acts ,
of observing ;
view ;
reflection ;
conclusion ;
judgment .
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In matters of human prudence ,
we shall find the greatest advantage in making wise observations on our conduct . --
I .
Watts .
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3 .
Hence :
An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what one has observed ;
a remark . "
That '
s a foolish observation ." --
Shak .
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To observations which ourselves we make We grow more partial for the observer '
s sake .
--
Pope .
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4 .
Performance of what is prescribed ;
adherence in practice ;
observance . [
Obs .]
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We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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5 . (
Science )
(
a )
The act of recognizing and noting some fact or occurrence in nature ,
as an aurora ,
a corona ,
or the structure of an animal .
(
b )
Specifically ,
the act of measuring ,
with suitable instruments ,
some magnitude ,
as the time of an occultation ,
with a clock ;
the right ascension of a star ,
with a transit instrument and clock ;
the sun '
s altitude ,
or the distance of the moon from a star ,
with a sextant ;
the temperature ,
with a thermometer ,
etc .
(
c )
The information so acquired ;
as ,
to record one '
s observations carefully .
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Note :
When a phenomenon is scrutinized as it occurs in nature ,
the act is termed an observation .
When the conditions under which the phenomenon occurs are artificial ,
or arranged beforehand by the observer ,
the process is called an experiment .
Experiment includes observation .
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{
To take an observation } (
Naut .),
to ascertain the altitude of a heavenly body ,
with a view to fixing a vessel '
s position at sea .
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Syn :
Observance ;
notice ;
attention ;
remark ;
comment ;
note .
See {
Observance }.
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165 Moby Thesaurus words for "
observation ":
Parthian shot ,
accordance ,
acquittal ,
acquittance ,
address ,
adherence ,
advertence ,
advertency ,
affirmation ,
alertness ,
allegation ,
announcement ,
answer ,
apostrophe ,
apprehension ,
assertion ,
assiduity ,
assiduousness ,
assumption ,
attention ,
attention span ,
attentiveness ,
attitude ,
averment ,
awareness ,
bugging ,
care ,
carrying out ,
climate of opinion ,
cloak -
and -
dagger work ,
cognizance ,
comment ,
commentary ,
common belief ,
community sentiment ,
compliance ,
conceit ,
concentration ,
concept ,
conception ,
conclusion ,
conformance ,
conformity ,
consciousness ,
consensus gentium ,
consideration ,
counterespionage ,
counterintelligence ,
crack ,
criticism ,
declaration ,
dictum ,
diligence ,
discharge ,
discovery ,
ear ,
earnestness ,
electronic surveillance ,
espial ,
espionage ,
estimate ,
estimation ,
ethos ,
examination ,
exclamation ,
execution ,
expression ,
eye ,
fancy ,
feeling ,
following ,
fulfillment ,
general belief ,
greeting ,
heed ,
heedfulness ,
heeding ,
idea ,
image ,
imago ,
impression ,
inspection ,
intellectual object ,
intelligence ,
intelligence work ,
intentiveness ,
intentness ,
interjection ,
judgment ,
keeping ,
lights ,
looking ,
lookout ,
mark ,
memory -
trace ,
mental image ,
mental impression ,
mention ,
military intelligence ,
mind ,
mindfulness ,
mystique ,
note ,
notice ,
notion ,
obiter dictum ,
observance ,
opinion ,
perception ,
performance ,
personal judgment ,
phrase ,
point of view ,
popular belief ,
position ,
posture ,
practice ,
presumption ,
prevailing belief ,
proclamation ,
pronouncement ,
public belief ,
public opinion ,
question ,
reaction ,
recept ,
reflection ,
regard ,
regardfulness ,
remark ,
representation ,
respect ,
satisfaction ,
say ,
saying ,
scrutiny ,
secret police ,
secret service ,
sentence ,
sentiment ,
shadowing ,
sight ,
spying ,
stakeout ,
stance ,
statement ,
subjoinder ,
supposition ,
surveillance ,
survey ,
tailing ,
theory ,
thinking ,
thought ,
trailing ,
utterance ,
view ,
viewing ,
watch ,
watching ,
way of thinking ,
wiretap ,
wiretapping ,
witnessing ,
word
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