音标:英 /ˈɔːdiəns/,美 /ˈɔːdiəns/
词性:名词(复数形式:audiences)
指聚集观看表演、聆听演讲或接收信息的群体,也可延伸为“读者群体”“正式接见”等含义。其词源可追溯至拉丁语 audientia(聆听),与“audible(可听见的)”同源。作为集合名词,它既可以表示整体(视为单数),也可以强调个体成员(视为复数)。
观众;听众
指现场观看演出、比赛或听演讲的人群。
例:The entire audience broke into loud applause.(全场观众爆发出热烈掌声。)
例:The concert will be broadcast to a worldwide television audience estimated at one billion.(这场音乐会将向全球约10亿电视观众转播。)
读者群体
指书籍、文章或媒体内容的受众。
例:Say's writings reached a wide audience during his lifetime.(塞伊的作品在其生前就拥有广泛读者。)
例:The article was published in a national magazine to reach a larger audience.(这篇文章发表在国家级杂志上,以吸引更多读者。)
正式接见;觐见
指与重要人物的会面或接见。
例:He requested an audience with the king.(他请求觐见国王。)
例:The president granted an audience to the delegation.(总统接见了代表团。)
拥护者;爱好者
指对特定风格、领域或人物的支持者群体。
例:Each style has its own audience.(每种风格都有其拥护者。)
主谓一致
作为集合名词,谓语动词可单可复:
强调整体时用单数:The audience was enormous.(观众人数众多。)
强调个体时用复数:The audience were all wearing masks.(观众都戴着口罩。)
数量修饰
不可用 many/few 修饰,需用 large/small/crowded 等词:
正确:a large audience(大量观众)
错误:many audiences(应为 many members of the audience)
具体数量表达
可用“an audience of + 数字”结构:
例:The lecture attracted an audience of over 500.(讲座吸引了500多人参加。)
target audience 目标受众;目标客户
audience rating 收视率;视听率
audience share 收视份额;受众占有率
have an audience with 拜会;觐见
captive audience 被动观众(指无法自由离开的听众/观众)
The speaker gripped the audience with her emotional story.(演讲者用感人的故事吸引了听众。)
The film failed to attract a large audience.(这部电影未能吸引大量观众。)
She has addressed audiences across Europe.(她曾向欧洲各地的听众发表演讲。)
The book appeals to a young audience.(这本书吸引了年轻读者群体。)
The king granted an audience to the foreign ambassadors.(国王接见了外国使节。)
The play was cancel