spectator [spekˈteɪtər]

Spectators literally means “people who watch”.It is used more commonly to mean a person who watches at a show, game, or other event, especially a sports event.

"spectator"字面上的意思是“观看的人”。它更常用于指观看表演、比赛或其他活动,特别是体育活动的人。

登记名词英语单词(表示观众的英文单词)(1)

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audience [ˈɔːdiəns]

a group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to sth such as a play or concert.

"audience "指聚集在一起观看或听某物如戏剧或音乐会的一群人。(集体名词)

Audience is broader and can be used when talking about people at a concert, a play, a talk, people watching a film or TV show or even people reading a book.

"audience "应用范围更广,可以指在音乐会、话剧、谈话、看电影或电视节目的人,甚至是在读书的人。

登记名词英语单词(表示观众的英文单词)(2)

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总结:从他们的释义来看,spectator可以指单个的观众。而audience一般是一个集体名词。另外他们的应用范围和场合也不太一样,audience还可以做听众理解,而spectator还可以指旁观者的意思。

这两个词,你现在能区分了吗?

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He was a fervent ________ of baseball and football. 他是棒球和足球的热情观众。

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