来自observe,观察，监视。

1. The diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation.

这些日记里既有自白，也有当下工作记录，还有见闻评论。

2. The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation.

这些日记既有自白，也有评论。

3. She was undernourished, an observation that prompted yet another unasked question.

她看上去营养不良，这一发现又引出了一个未被问及的问题。

4. As far as I could tell, neither of us was under observation.

据我所知，我们俩都没有受到监视。

5. She has good powers of observation.

她的观察力很敏锐。