Watched
“Watched” 来自 watch,指用眼睛跟随、看守或留意某事。既可指娱乐性观看(watched a film),也可指警惕性监视(closely watched)。被动语态 be watched 在隐私与安全话题中很常见。
- “The final match was watched by millions around the world.” (决赛有全球数百万人观看。)
- “The suspect was watched by undercover officers for weeks.” (卧底警员监视了这名嫌疑人数周。)
- “We watched the sunset from the hill.” (我们在山上看日落。)
Watch 源自古英语 wæccan(保持清醒、守夜),与警觉、看守相关;watched 表示已被注视或处于被监视状态。
watch + -ed:规则过去分词形式,-ed 在 /tʃ/ 后以 /t/ 音体现。
流媒体使 most-watched 榜单成为文化指标;城市监控语境中 being watched 引发隐私讨论。体育里 watched closely 指战术或球员被重点关注。
- 固定搭配: “closely watched” (被密切注视), “watched over” (照看), “well watched” (看守严密)
- 动词: watch;名词: watch
watch(看/表)+ ed → 已经用眼睛“盯住”过的,就是 watched。
“The children watched the street performer juggle until the rain finally chased everyone home.” (孩子们盯着街头艺人耍杂耍,直到下雨把大家都赶回家。)