surveillance
翻译
监视, 监控
例句
The police kept him under surveillance.
警方将他置于监视之下。
Surveillance cameras are everywhere.
监控摄像头无处不在。
语法模式
under surveillance 在监视下 The suspect was placed under surveillance.
surveillance of ((sb./sth.)) 对(某人/某物)的监视 The surveillance of the building continued.
近义词
同义词: observation, monitoring, scrutiny
词源
源自法语 'sur-'(在…上)+ 'veiller'(看守)。字面意思是“在上面看守”。
记忆技巧
'Sur-'(像 'super')意为“在…之上”,'veillance' 听起来像 'viewing'(观看)。所以是“俯视”或监视。