onlooker

/ˈɒnlʊkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːnlʊkər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯn-ˌlu̇-kər ˈän-/ (ame, mw)

onlooker — 名詞

  • onlookersingular
  • onlookersplural

1. a person who stands nearby and watches an event, accident, or other public scene

1.名詞B2
釋義

旁觀者

在現場看事情發生但未參與的人

a person who stands nearby and watches an event, accident, or other public scene without joining in

例句

A crowd of onlookers gathered outside the bakery after a truck hit the sign.

卡車撞上招牌後，一群旁觀者聚集在那家麵包店外面。

crowd of onlookers + unexpected street incident

Amihan laughed with other onlookers as the street magician pulled coins from a boy's sleeve.

當街頭魔術師從男孩袖子裡拉出硬幣時，Amihan 和其他旁觀的人一起笑了。

other onlookers + public street performance

同義詞
  • spectator

    More common for planned sport or entertainment events where people come to watch on purpose.

  • bystander

    Often used when something serious or harmful happens nearby, especially if the person does not help.

  • observer

    A broader and slightly more formal word that can suggest careful attention or an official role.

  • witness

    Stresses that the person saw what happened and can later describe it or report it.

反義詞
  • participant

    Someone who joins the activity instead of watching from the side.

  • performer

    A person providing the show or action that other people are watching.

文法句型

onlooker at + scene

crowd of onlookers

用法筆記

Often used for people watching an unexpected public scene such as a crash, fire, or street performance. Distinguish from spectator, which usually suggests a planned event like a match or show.

常見錯誤

❌The TV onlookers voted for their favourite singer.
✅The TV viewers voted for their favourite singer.
💡Onlookers are physically at the scene; people watching on a screen are viewers.
❌I was an onlooker in the school play.
✅I was in the school play.' / 'I watched the school play as a spectator.
💡An onlooker stays outside the action rather than taking part in it.