late 14c., "performance of a religious rite," from Latin observationem (nominative observatio) "a watching over, observance, investigation," noun of action from past participle stem of observare (see observe). Sense of "act or fact of paying attention" is from 1550s. Meaning "a remark in reference to something observed" first recorded 1590s.
双语例句
1. The diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation.
这些日记里既有自白，也有当下工作记录，还有见闻评论。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation.
这些日记既有自白，也有评论。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She was undernourished, an observation that prompted yet another unasked question.
她看上去营养不良，这一发现又引出了一个未被问及的问题。
来自柯林斯例句
4. As far as I could tell, neither of us was under observation.
