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。
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。
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。
- 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。
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。
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。
- 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.