国际音标

观察；观测；监视

词根法分析

observation 由前缀‘ob-’（向，对）、词根‘serv’（保持，观察）和后缀‘-ation’（行为，状态）组成，意为‘观察；观测；监视’。

• ob-前缀，表示‘向，对’
• serv词根，来自拉丁语‘servare’，意为‘保持，观察’
• -ation后缀，表示‘行为，状态’

例子

• observe观察；遵守
• reserve保留；预订

练习

• conservation保护；保存
• preservation保存；保护

造句

• The scientist made an important observation during the experiment.
• Her powers of observation are very keen.
• The book is full of interesting observations about human nature.