1580s, from Latin spectator "viewer, watcher," from past participle stem of spectare "to view, watch" (see spectacle). Spectator sport is attested from 1943. Related: Spectatorial. Fem. form spectatress (1630s) is less classically correct than spectatrix (1610s).
雙語例句
1. The most popular spectator sport is football.
觀賞性強、最受歡迎的體育運動是足球。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A spectator threw the ball back to the players.
一個觀眾把球擲回給球員.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He was content to stand by as an impassive spectator.
他滿足于站在旁邊做一個冷漠的旁觀者.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The role of a work is to communicate its message to the spectator.
一部藝術作品的作用在于把它的含義傳達給觀眾.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. His mind seemed as passive as a spectator at a diorama.