spectate(动词):观看(比赛、活动等),通常指以观众身份旁观而不参与。也可泛指“旁观、观察”。
/ˈspɛk.teɪt/
I like to spectate at basketball games on weekends.
我喜欢周末去看篮球比赛。
Hundreds of people gathered to spectate as the parade moved through the city, cheering and taking photos.
游行队伍穿过城市时,数百人聚集在一旁观看,欢呼并拍照。
来自拉丁语 spectāre(观看、观察),与 spect- 这一词根相关(意为“看”),同源词包括 inspect(检查)、spectator(观众)、spectacle(景象/盛观)等。