单词 | observed |
释义 | observed (once / 64 pages) adj Something that's observed is seen or noted, especially as part of a scientific investigation. An observed side effect of a medication is one that's been scientifically proven. Scientific inquiry includes trials and tests that are repeated many times — to prove something, a scientist has to actually see it, or observe it. When you're talking about science, something that's observed has been officially determined to be true. Observed and observe come from the Latin root observare, which means "note or regard," but also "keep safe or protect." WORD FAMILYobserved: unobserved+/observable: observably, unobservable/observance: nonobservance, observances/observant: nonobservant, observantly, unobservant/observation: observational, observations/observational: observationally/observatory: observatories/observe: observable, observance, observant, observation, observatory, observed, observer, observes, observing/observer: observers/observing: observingly/unobservable: unobservably/unobservant: unobservantly/unobserved: unobservedly USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, we’ve observed that many people find the exercises onerous. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) While research confirms the value of early- childhood advocates’ efforts, a hometown lawmaker observed that their work wasn’t necessarily in sync. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) New Year’s Eve is a major holiday for Russians; the Russian Orthodox Church observes the Julian calendar, and Christmas here is officially observed in January. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) adj discovered or determined by scientific observation no explanation for the observed phenomena Syn ascertained, discovered determined having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation |
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