单词 | observant |
释义 | observant (əbzɜːʳvənt ) 1. adjective Someone who is observant pays a lot of attention to things and notices more about them than most people do. That's a marvellous description, Mrs Drummond. You're unusually observant. An observant doctor can often detect depression from expression, posture, and movement. Synonyms: attentive, quick, alert, perceptive 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An observant follower of a religion performs all the duties that his or her religion requires. ...a profoundly observant Islamic country. Synonyms: devout, godly, holy, orthodox Collocations: religiously observant Even many who are not particularly religiously observant in the rest of the year choose to observe this communal fast. Times, Sunday Times They stem from the dangerous belief that self-described religiously observant behaviour should, for that reason alone, be granted special status in secular areas. Times, Sunday Times If these people are as religiously observant as they claim to be, how on earth did they end up in prison? The Sun Of the four of them, my son was - and remains - by far the most religiously observant. Times, Sunday Times But as she matured, she became more religiously observant. Globe and Mail Translations: Chinese: 观察力敏锐的 Japanese: 観察力の鋭い |
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