Word · Frequency #6559
surveillance
监视；监控
Close observation of a person, group, or place, especially by authorities to gather information.
多指警方或安全部门对人或场所的持续观察。
- 1.
Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
对个人或团体的密切观察；对嫌疑人的监视
- 2.
close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
对个人或群体的密切监视(通常由警察进行)
- 3.
Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example.
对疾病发生的持续监测
- 4.
Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means.
通过视觉、听觉、电子、摄影或其他方式对地点和人的系统观察
- 5.
In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places.
在刑法中,通过持续观察人或地点,警方收集犯罪或疑似犯罪证据的调查过程
监测；对个人或团体的密切观察；对嫌疑人的监视；对个人或群体的密切监视(通常由警察进行)；对疾病发生的持续监测；通过视觉、听觉、电子、摄影或其他方式对地点和人的系统观察
In use
The police kept the suspect under surveillance for two weeks before making the arrest.
Many office buildings now use video surveillance to keep employees and visitors safe.
Public health teams carry out disease surveillance so they can respond quickly to new outbreaks.
be under surveillance
固定搭配，表示被监控状态。
The suspect has been under surveillance for weeks.
嫌疑犯已被监视数周。
surveillance of sth
The police maintained constant surveillance of the building.
警方对该建筑进行了持续监视。
conduct surveillance on sb/sth
Connections
Collocations
- under surveillance
- 受到监视
- The suspect was kept under surveillance for 24 hours.嫌疑犯被监视了24小时。
- surveillance cameras
- 监控摄像头
- Surveillance cameras are installed in every corner of the building.大楼的每个角落都安装了监控摄像头。
- surveillance system
- 监控系统
- The company upgraded its surveillance system to improve security.公司升级了监控系统以提高安全性。
- video surveillance
- 视频监控
- Video surveillance helps deter crime in public areas.视频监控有助于阻止公共区域的犯罪。
- electronic surveillance
- 电子监控
- The government uses electronic surveillance to gather intelligence.政府使用电子监控来收集情报。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个哨兵在塔楼上（sur- 上方），手持长矛（lance），揭开幕布（veil）进行监视。
Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: security, government, technology; note_zh: 多用于正式或技术语境，如安全监控或政府监督
Grammar Note
常用搭配：be under surveillance（受到监视）、surveillance of + 被监视对象。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'surveillance' because the stressed vowel in 'surveillance' is /eɪ/ (as in 'say'), while all these -ance words have different stressed vowels (e.g., /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɔː/, /ʊ/). They are useful spelling lookalikes ending in '-ance'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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