单词 | invigilate |
释义 | invigilate[ in-vij-uh-leyt ] / ɪnˈvɪdʒ əˌleɪt / verb (used without object), in·vig·i·lat·ed, in·vig·i·lat·ing.to keep watch. British. to keep watch over students at an examination. Origin of invigilate1545–55; <Latin invigilātus (past participle of invigilāre to keep watch, stay up late), equivalent to in-in-2 + vigilā- (stem of vigilāre to watch; see vigil) + -tus past participle suffix OTHER WORDS FROM invigilatein·vig·i·la·tion, nounin·vig·i·la·tor, nounWords nearby invigilateinviable, “Invictus”, invidious, in view, in view of, invigilate, invigorant, invigorate, invincible, in vino veritas, inviolable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for invigilate
British Dictionary definitions for invigilateinvigilate / (ɪnˈvɪdʒɪˌleɪt) / verb (intr)British to watch examination candidates, esp to prevent cheatingUS word: proctor archaic to keep watch Derived forms of invigilateinvigilation, nouninvigilator, nounWord Origin for invigilateC16: from Latin invigilāre to watch over, from in- ² + vigilāre to keep watch; see vigil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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