witness verb ⇨noticewitness noun ⇨witness (a witness to the accident)⇨bear witness⇨confirmverb1witness
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➡ See also the entry for audience另見audience條witness ♦︎ observer ♦︎ onlooker ♦︎ passer-by ♦︎ bystander ♦︎ eyewitnessThese are all words for a person who sees sth happen.這些詞均表示目擊者。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a witness / an observer / an onlooker / a passer-by / a bystander / an eyewitness sees sb / sth◆an observer / an onlooker / a passer-by / a bystander witnesses sth■witness [countable] a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in court目擊者;見證人;證人◆Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.警方呼籲這起事故的目擊者出來作證。◆a prosecution / defence witness控方/辯方的證人◆She appeared as a witness for the prosecution.她出庭爲控方作證。◆Several witnesses testified that there had been two gunmen.幾個目擊者證實有兩名持槍歹徒。 see also witness ⇨ noticeverb■observer əbˈzɜːvə(r); NAmEəbˈzɜːrvər [countable] a person who sees sth happen目擊者;觀看者◆To the casual observer, it would have looked like any other domestic argument.乍看起來,這跟其他家庭紛爭沒什麽區别。◆According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.據目擊者說,飛機起飛後不久就爆炸了。 see also observe ⇨ noticeverb■onlookerˈɒnlʊkə(r); NAmEˈɑːnlʊkər, ˈɔːnlʊkər [countable] a person who watches sth that is happening but is not involved in it旁觀者◆A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.撞車事故現場聚集了一大群圍觀的人。■ˌpasser-ˈby(pluralpassers-by) [countable] a person who is going past sb/sth by chance, especially when sth unexpected happens(尤指發生意外時的)路人,過路的人◆Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.警察詢問路過的人是否目擊了這起事故。■bystanderˈbaɪstændə(r) [countable] a person who is near and can see what is happening when sth such as an accident or fight takes place(事故或打鬥的)旁觀者◆Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.三位無辜的旁觀者在交火中喪命。■eyewitness ˈaɪwɪtnəs [countable] a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards(罪案或事故的)目擊者,見證人◆One eyewitness saw the gunmen leave the building.一位目擊者看見持槍歹徒離開大樓。◆He gave an eyewitness account of the suffering of the refugees.他講述了親眼目睹的難民的苦難遭遇。