1550s, "one who keeps a rule, custom, etc.," agent noun from observe. Meaning "one who watches and takes notice" is from 1580s; this is the sense of the word in many newspaper names.
雙語例句
1. The current sole superpower is far from being a disinterested observer.
當前唯一的超級大國遠不是一個公正的旁觀者。
來自柯林斯例句
2. There is a lengthy article on Spike Milligan in the Observer newspaper.
《觀察家報》上有一篇關于斯派克·米利根的長篇文章。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The Observer found the play "a feeble rehash of familiar Miller themes"
《觀察家報》認為這部劇“是大家熟悉的米勒式主題的拙劣翻版”。
來自柯林斯例句
4. As an impartial observer my analysis is supposed to be objective.
作為中立的觀察員，我的分析應該客觀。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The talks took place in the presence of a diplomatic observer.