sighting
sighting — 名詞
- sightingsingular
- sightingsplural
1. a moment or event in which someone catches a brief view of a person, animal, or
目擊
看到罕見或隱藏事物的時刻
a moment or event in which someone catches a brief view of a person, animal, or object — especially one that is rare, unusual, or difficult to spot.
Birdwatchers reported the first sighting of a rare egret at the coastal reserve this spring.
賞鳥人士今年春天在沿海保護區首次目擊了一隻稀有白鷺。
first sighting of + noun — pattern for initial observations
Wren reported a sighting of strange lights above the hills near her farm.
Wren 通報了在她的農場附近山丘上空目擊奇怪光點的事件。
make a sighting of — common verb + noun collocation
Gabriel described his brief sighting of the film star at a cafe in central Taipei.
Gabriel 描述他在台北市中心一家咖啡館短暫目擊那位電影明星的經過。
Tamás noted his wolf sighting in the logbook and alerted the rangers.
Tamás 在記錄簿中記下他的目擊狼事件，並向管理員發出警報。
record + sighting — collocation for documenting observations
The passengers cried with relief at the sighting of land after six weeks at sea.
船上的乘客在海上航行了六週後目擊到陸地，激動得哭了出來。
- sighting of + (rare animal / UFO / celebrity / land)
- first / confirmed / alleged / reported sighting
- make a sighting
- report a sighting
- record a sighting
- confirm a sighting
- glimpse
a quick or partial look; 'glimpse' emphasises brevity, while 'sighting' emphasises that the target is notable or rare
- observation
more systematic and often prolonged; used in scientific or formal contexts
- viewing
usually planned or intentional (e.g., a private viewing of artwork), unlike the chance nature of a sighting
文法句型
sighting of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Commonly used with a modifier that describes the thing seen (e.g., UFO sighting, bear sighting, celebrity sighting) or a qualifier like first, confirmed, or alleged.
常見錯誤
同根字
- sight名詞A1
- sight動詞A2
- sightseeing名詞B1
- sightseer名詞B1
- unsightly形容詞B2