sightseer

/ˈsaɪtsɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsaɪtsɪr/ (ame, ipa)

sightseer — noun

  • sightseersingular
  • sightseersplural

1. a person who travels from one place to another to look at famous landmarks, hist

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person who travels from one place to another to look at famous landmarks, historical buildings, or attractive scenery, usually while on holiday

例句

Maja is an avid sightseer who spends every free day exploring museums and monuments.

collocation: avid sightseer

The main square was crowded with sightseers taking photos of the cathedral.

collocation: crowded with sightseers

同義詞
  • tourist

    broader term for anyone travelling for pleasure; sightseers are a type of tourist who focus on visiting landmarks

  • visitor

    more general; can include those on business or visiting family, not necessarily sightseeing

  • holidaymaker

    chiefly British; emphasises taking a holiday, not specifically visiting sights

反義詞
  • local

    someone who lives in the area rather than visiting it as a sightseer

用法筆記

Frequently appears in compound phrases like 'fellow sightseers,' 'crowds of sightseers,' and 'busloads of sightseers.' Typically used in tourism contexts involving cultural or historical landmarks — not for natural scenery alone.

常見錯誤

❌I met many sights at the museum.
✅I met many sightseers at the museum.
💡'sights' are things to see; 'sightseers' are the people who see them.
❌The city is full of sightseers buildings.
✅The city is full of sightseers looking at the old buildings.
💡'sightseer' is a noun, not an adjective, so it cannot modify another noun directly.