birdwatching

birdwatching — 名詞

1. the leisure activity of going outdoors to look at wild birds, often with binocul

1.名詞B1
釋義

賞鳥

戶外觀察並辨識野生鳥類的休閒活動

the leisure activity of going outdoors to look at wild birds, often with binoculars and a notebook, and trying to recognise the different kinds.

例句

Esteban took up birdwatching during the pandemic and now keeps a careful list of every species he sees.

Esteban 在疫情期間開始賞鳥，現在仔細記錄著每一種看過的鳥。

common pattern: take up + birdwatching

On Saturday morning Rin and her dad went birdwatching in the marshes near their grandmother's village.

週六早上，Rin 和爸爸到外婆村莊附近的沼澤地賞鳥。

common pattern: go + birdwatching

同義詞
  • birding

    shorter, more enthusiast-flavoured term; popular in North America among serious hobbyists

  • ornithology

    the formal scientific study of birds, done by trained scientists rather than as a hobby

  • twitching

    British, informal; specifically the sub-hobby of chasing rare bird sightings, not casual watching

文法句型

go birdwatching

take up birdwatching

into / interested in birdwatching

用法筆記

Uncountable: never 'a birdwatching' or 'birdwatchings'. Often appears in the verb pattern 'go birdwatching', mirroring 'go fishing' and 'go hiking'. The compact one-word spelling is most common; 'bird-watching' and 'bird watching' both occur and mean the same thing.

常見錯誤

❌I did a birdwatching last weekend.
✅I went birdwatching last weekend.
💡uncountable; pair with 'go' rather than 'do' or an article.
❌My birdwatchings are mostly in autumn.
✅My birdwatching trips are mostly in autumn.
💡no plural form; use a countable noun like 'trip' or 'outing' instead.