observed

基本解释

"You all have obsessions, " he observed.
他觀察到，“你們都有強迫性。”
The microscope capacitates small objects to be observed.
顯微鏡可以觀察到微小的物躰。
I have observed this condition in the very wealthy and those with lower incomes; in both men and women.
我經常對那些富人和低收入者，在男人和女人中進行這一方麪的觀察。

Or a newspaper might report that "defense lawyers were 'battening down the hatches' for testimony by someone who observed the crime."
Many commentators have observed that The change in name accompanies a change in character, a change of essence in Israel.
許多評論家發現,名字的改變也伴隨著性格的改變，以色列本質的改變。
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導論課程節選
And, even Cavendish, one of the things that he observed was that hydrogen could be combusted to produce water vapor.
甚至卡文迪許都觀察到了,氫氣燃燒,會産生水蒸氣。
麻省理工公開課 - 固態化學導論課程節選

Commentator Rebekah Sanderlin has observed that the "me generation" has become the "Mimi(ph)" generation.
NPR: Who's Your Grandma? These Days, Nobody Is

If you observe a person or thing, you watch them carefully, especially in order to learn something about them.
If you observe someone or something, you see or notice them.
If you observe that something is the case, you make a remark or comment about it, especially when it is something you have noticed and thought about a lot.
If you observe something such as a law or custom, you obey it or follow it.
If you observe an important day such as a holiday or anniversary, you do something special in order to honour or celebrate it.