spectator
UK/spek'teitə/US/spek'teitә/
IELTSTOEFLGRE六级考研B1
释义
n.
A person who watches an event, especially a sports match or public spectacle.
观众；旁观者
词根拆分
词根派生spect（看）+ -ator（施动者）= 「观看者」。拉丁语 spectator 用于角斗士比赛。
词根 sp 还连着 131 个词常用搭配
- 1.spectator sport观赏性运动
- 2.crowd of spectators观众群
- 3.spectator stand观众席
- 4.mere spectator仅仅是旁观者
例句
- 1.
Thousands of spectators packed the stadium.
数千名观众挤满了体育场。
- 2.
She prefers being a spectator to playing.
比起亲自参加，她更喜欢当观众。