monitoring
monitoring — 動詞
1. regularly watching and checking how a situation, person, or thing is changing, s
正在監測
持續觀察並紀錄某事的變化
regularly watching and checking how a situation, person, or thing is changing, so problems can be caught early.
Nurses are monitoring Theo's heart rate every fifteen minutes after the surgery.
護理師在手術後每十五分鐘監測 Theo 的心率一次。
be monitoring + noun in a medical context
The environment ministry is monitoring the air quality in three industrial cities this winter.
環境部今年冬天正在監測三座工業城市的空氣品質。
monitoring + noun for ongoing assessment
Jin's parents are monitoring how much time he spends on his phone before bedtime.
Jin 的父母正在監測他睡前花在手機上的時間。
monitoring + how-clause for behavior tracking
Election officials were monitoring the polling stations for any signs of voter intimidation.
選務人員當時正在監測各投票所，看有沒有恐嚇選民的跡象。
monitoring + noun + for + something pattern
Doctors had been monitoring Nadia's blood sugar levels for two weeks before changing her medication.
醫師在更換 Nadia 的藥物前，已經連續兩週監測她的血糖數值。
had been monitoring (past perfect continuous) for sustained observation
- closely monitoring
- continuously monitoring
- remotely monitoring
- monitoring progress
- monitoring the situation
- tracking
emphasises following movement or progress through time, often with measurement
- observing
more neutral; can be passive watching without the systematic-checking element
- supervising
carries a stronger sense of authority over the people or process being watched
- ignoring
active choice not to pay attention to what is happening
- neglecting
failure to watch or care for something one is responsible for
文法句型
be monitoring + noun
monitoring + noun + for + something
用法筆記
Frequently used in continuous tenses (is/was/has been monitoring) because the action implies ongoing observation rather than a single check.
常見錯誤
monitoring — 名詞
1. the activity of watching and checking something carefully over a period of time,
監測；監控
長期觀察事物以察覺變化的活動
the activity of watching and checking something carefully over a period of time, often to detect changes, problems, or progress.
Continuous monitoring of the patient's oxygen levels saved Aylin's life during the night.
持續監測病人的血氧值，在那一夜救了 Aylin 一命。
monitoring of + noun pattern
The hospital invested in remote monitoring equipment for elderly patients living alone.
這家醫院為獨居長者投資了遠端監測設備。
adjective + monitoring (compound modifier)
Air-quality monitoring has shown a clear improvement since the factory closed last spring.
自從那家工廠去年春天關閉以後，空氣品質監測顯示有明顯改善。
noun + monitoring compound (very common formation)
Without proper monitoring, the new dam project could damage the river ecosystem downstream.
新水壩工程若沒有適當的監測，可能會破壞下游的河川生態。
without + (adjective) + monitoring — common conditional phrasing
Arjun's job involves the monitoring of network traffic for unusual login patterns.
Arjun 的工作包括監控網路流量，找出可疑的登入模式。
the monitoring of + noun (formal nominalisation)
- continuous monitoring
- remote monitoring
- close monitoring
- air-quality monitoring
- blood-pressure monitoring
- regular monitoring
- surveillance
stronger security or law-enforcement connotation; often watching people rather than processes
- tracking
emphasises following changes in numbers or location over time
- observation
broader and more neutral; can be brief and informal, not necessarily systematic
- neglect
failure to watch over something one is responsible for
文法句型
monitoring of + noun
noun + monitoring (e.g. blood-pressure monitoring)
用法筆記
Usually uncountable; appears in many noun-noun compounds such as 'blood-pressure monitoring', 'air-quality monitoring', 'network monitoring'. The compound form is much more common than 'monitoring of [noun]' in everyday writing.