monitor

monitor — 名詞

1. Someone assigned to keep a close watch on an activity, process, or event and rep

1.名詞B2
釋義

監督員

負責觀察並回報特定情況的人

Someone assigned to keep a close watch on an activity, process, or event and report their findings, often to check that rules or standards are met.

例句

UN monitors arrived at the polling station before dawn to observe the election.

聯合國監督員在黎明前抵達投票所觀察選舉情況。

compound: UN monitor / election monitor

Walid worked as a safety monitor at the construction site last summer.

Walid 去年夏天在工地擔任安全監督員。

compound: safety monitor

同義詞
  • observer

    More general; an observer watches without necessarily being assigned to report

  • supervisor

    Focuses on overseeing people's work rather than watching a process

  • inspector

    Implies checking for faults or quality standards, often in a formal setting

文法句型

election monitor

UN monitor

safety monitor

用法筆記

Commonly appears in compound job titles such as 'election monitor', 'safety monitor', 'UN monitor'.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher monitored the exam room for cheaters.
✅The teacher watched the exam room for cheaters.
💡For a short, physical observation in a room, 'watch' or 'supervise' is more natural than 'monitor'.

2. A device or machine that regularly checks, measures, or records information such

2.名詞B2
釋義

監測器

定期檢測或記錄數據的設備

A device or machine that regularly checks, measures, or records information such as heart rate, air quality, or system performance.

例句

The heart rate monitor showed that Indra's pulse stayed steady throughout the race.

心跳監測器顯示 Indra 在整場賽跑中脈搏都維持穩定。

compound: heart rate monitor

Air quality monitors near the factory recorded unsafe levels of smoke every morning.

工廠附近的空氣品質監測器每天早上都記錄到超標的煙霧濃度。

compound: air quality monitor

同義詞
  • sensor

    A sensor detects changes but does not necessarily record or display them

  • detector

    Focuses on identifying the presence of something (e.g. smoke detector), not ongoing measurement

文法句型

heart rate monitor

baby monitor

air quality monitor

用法筆記

The noun describing what is being measured (e.g. 'heart rate', 'baby', 'air quality') always comes before 'monitor'.

3. A screen that displays text, images, or video from a computer or other electroni

3.名詞A2
釋義

螢幕

顯示文字或圖片的電腦螢幕

A screen that displays text, images, or video from a computer or other electronic device.

例句

Henrik adjusted his monitor to a higher position to reduce neck pain.

Henrik 把螢幕調高，以減輕頸部痠痛。

Mauricio connected his laptop to a large monitor for the video meeting.

Mauricio 將筆電連接到大螢幕來進行視訊會議。

monitor as external display

同義詞
  • screen

    More general term for any display surface; 'monitor' is specifically a computer display

  • display

    More technical or formal; used in product specifications and technical writing

文法句型

monitor + screen size (e.g. 27-inch monitor)

用法筆記

For phones and tablets, 'screen' is more common than 'monitor'. 'Monitor' is the standard term for desktop and laptop computer displays.

常見錯誤

❌I cracked the monitor of my phone.
✅I cracked the screen of my phone.
💡For phones and tablets, use 'screen', not 'monitor'.

4. A student who is chosen to carry out specific responsibilities in class, like co

4.名詞B1
釋義

風紀股長

學校中協助老師管理秩序的學生

A student who is chosen to carry out specific responsibilities in class, like collecting assignments, helping the teacher, or keeping the hallway quiet.

例句

The class monitor collected the homework and placed it on the teacher's desk.

風紀股長收齊了作業，放在老師的桌上。

compound: class monitor

Felix served as the hall monitor during the final exams to keep the corridor quiet.

Felix 在期末考期間擔任走廊風紀股長，維持走廊安靜。

compound: hall monitor

同義詞
  • prefect

    A more senior student role in British schools with broader authority than a monitor

  • helper

    Less formal and not specific to school structures

文法句型

class monitor

hall monitor

lunch monitor

用法筆記

This sense is most common in British and Commonwealth school systems. In Taiwan, the equivalent role is 風紀股長 (classroom discipline monitor).

5. A large tropical reptile with a long body, strong legs, and a forked tongue, fou

5.名詞C1
釋義

巨蜥

產於熱帶地區的大型蜥蜴

A large tropical reptile with a long body, strong legs, and a forked tongue, found in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

例句

A massive monitor lizard was basking on a rock near the riverbank.

一隻巨大的巨蜥正在河岸邊的石頭上曬太陽。

full form: monitor lizard

Christopher saw a monitor lizard climb quickly up a tree in the national park.

Christopher 在國家公園裡看到一隻巨蜥迅速爬上了一棵樹。

同義詞
  • goanna

    Australian term for monitor lizards, common in Australian English

文法句型

monitor lizard

用法筆記

Often used in the two-word compound 'monitor lizard' to distinguish from the other meanings of 'monitor'. The general term 'monitor' alone is usually clear from context.

monitor — 動詞