Word · Frequency #6559
surveillance
监视；监控
核心释义
多指警方或安全部门对人或场所的持续观察。
Close observation of a person, group, or place, especially by authorities to gather information.
- 1.
对个人或团体的密切观察；对嫌疑人的监视
Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
- 2.
对个人或群体的密切监视(通常由警察进行)
close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
- 3.
对疾病发生的持续监测
Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example.
- 4.
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
Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means.
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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
In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places.
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
用法In use
The police kept the suspect under surveillance for two weeks before making the arrest.
用法提示：名词，用于“under surveillance”中，表示被持续监视的状态。
Many office buildings now use video surveillance to keep employees and visitors safe.
用法提示：名词作定语修饰“video”，“video surveillance”指视频监控。
Public health teams carry out disease surveillance so they can respond quickly to new outbreaks.
用法提示：名词作“carry out”的宾语，“disease surveillance”指疾病监测。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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
语法说明Grammar Note
常用搭配：be under surveillance（受到监视）、surveillance of + 被监视对象。
发音与拼写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'.
用法优先级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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