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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymon·i·tor I \ˈmä-nə-tər\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin, one that warns, overseer, from monēre to warn — more at mind DATE 15461. a. a student appointed to assist a teacher b. one that warns or instructs c. one that monitors or is used in monitoring: as (1) a cathode-ray tube used for display (as of television pictures or computer information) (2) a device for observing a biological condition or function a heart monitor2. monitor lizard3. [Monitor, first ship of the type] a. a heavily armored warship formerly used in coastal operations having a very low freeboard and one or more revolving gun turrets b. a small modern warship with shallow draft for coastal bombardment4. a raised central portion of a roof having low windows or louvers for providing light and air• mon·i·to·ri·al \ˌmä-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\ adjective• mon·i·tor·ship \ˈmä-nə-tər-ˌship\ noun II transitive verb (mon·i·tored ; mon·i·tor·ing \ˈmä-nə-t(ə-)riŋ\) DATE 1924: to watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purposeEnglish Etymologymonitor 1540s, "senior pupil at a school charged with keeping order, etc.," from L. monitor "one who reminds, admonishes, or checks," from monere "to admonish, warn, advise," related to memini "I remember, I am mindful of," and to mens "mind," from PIE base *men- "to think" (see mind (n.)). The lizard so called because it is supposed to give warning of crocodiles (1826). Meaning "squat, slow-moving type ofironclad warship" (1862) so called from name of the first vessel of this design, chosen by Capt. Ericsson because it was meant to "admonish" the Confederate leaders in the U.S.Civil War. Broadcasting sense of "a device to continuously check on the technical quality of a transmission" (1931) led to special sense of "a TV screen displaying the picture from a particular camera." The verb is attested from 1924. Related: Monitored; monitoring.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ monitormoni·tor / 5mCnitE(r); NAmE 5mB:n- / noun1. a television screen used to show particular kinds of information; a screen that shows information from a computer 显示屏；监视器；(计算机)显示器: The details of today's flights are displayed on the monitor. 今天航班的详细情况都列在显示屏上。 a PC with a 17-inch colour monitor 带 17 英寸彩色显示器的个人电脑 ⇨ see also VDU 2. a piece of equipment used to check or record sth 监控器；监测器: a heart monitor 心脏监测器 3. a student in a school who performs special duties, such as helping the teacher 班长；级长；班代表4. a person whose job is to check that sth is done fairly and honestly, especially in a foreign country (尤指派往国外的)监督员,核查员: UN monitors declared the referendum fair. 联合国核查员宣布这次全民投票是公正的。 5. a large tropical lizard (= a type of reptile ) 巨蜥verb1. to watch and check sth over a period of time in order to see how it develops, so that you can make any necessary changes 监视；检查；跟踪调查 SYN track : ▪ [VN] Each student's progress is closely monitored. 每一位同学的学习情况都受到密切的关注。 ▪ [also V wh-] 2. [VN] to listen to telephone calls, foreign radio broadcasts, etc. in order to find out information that might be useful 监听(电话、外国无线电广播等)Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishmonitor verb ADV. carefully, closely, rigorously, strictly Television advertising is strictly monitored. | regularly, routinely, systematically | constantly, continuously | effectively, properly | automatically VERB + MONITOR be able to We will now be able to monitor its progress more closely. | continue to The authorities will continue to monitor the situation. PREP. for The workers are constantly monitored for exposure to radiation. OLTmonitor noun⇨ inspectormonitor verb⇨ monitor (monitor a situation)⇨ overhear (monitor sb's phone calls)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedmon·i·torI. \ˈmänəd.ə(r), -ətə(r) sometimes -əˌtȯ(ə)r or -ȯ(ə)\ noun(-s)Etymology: Latin, one that reminds or warns, overseer, from monitus + -or1. a. : a student appointed to assist a teacher (as by keeping order, performing routine duties, or in some educational systems teaching younger students) b. : a person or thing that gives advice (as of caution) or instruction regarding conduct : one that reproves, reminds, or instructs : admonisher, adviser < enough practical experience on the fighting line to serve as monitors and instructors for troops green in the game of war — New York Times > : reminder < observed the customary stack of documents on this busy man's reading table, and … took it as a silent monitor — Upton Sinclair > c. (1) : one that monitors something < learned from a broadcast heard by a United States monitor > < an electronic monitor > (2) : an observer responsible for reporting misdeeds < the correspondents put fresh vigor into their classic role as people's monitor over the Government — Time > (3) : an instrument that measures (as vital signs during surgery) or gives warning (as of excessive radiation) (4) : a cathode-ray tube used for display (as of television pictures or computer information)2. archaic : a board worn or fastened across the back to give erectness to the figure3. also monitor lizard [so called from the belief that such lizards give warning of the presence of crocodiles] : any of various large tropical Old World pleurodont lizards closely related to the iguanas and constituting the genus Varanus and the family Varanidae and including an African lizard (V. niloticus) that destroys crocodile eggs — compare komodo dragon4. [from the Monitor, the first ship of this type, designed in 1862 for the United States Navy by John Ericsson died 1889 American engineer and inventor born in Sweden] a. : a heavily armored warship formerly used in coastal operations, having a very low freeboard and one or more revolving turrets with heavy guns, and sacrificing speed and coal capacity to steadiness as gun platforms and to thickness of armor b. : a small modern warship with shallow draft and two 15-inch guns for coastal bombardment5. also monitor top : a raised central portion of a roof (as along the ridge of a gable roof) having low windows or louvers along its sides and used to provide light and air6. or monitor nozzle : a nozzle capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane with a limited play in a vertical plane and used in hydraulic mining and fire fighting7. : a tool-holding turret on a machineII. verb(monitored ; monitored ; monitoring \-d.əriŋ, -tər-, -ȯr-, -nə.triŋ\ ; monitors)transitive verb1. a. : to check and sometimes to adjust (as a radio or television signal, channel, or program) for quality or fidelity to a band by means of a receiver during or sometimes before transmission < the frequency must be exact, constant, and carefully monitored— M.H.Aronson > < gradually introducing automatic monitoring of the aural quality of its programs — Times Review of Industry > b. : to check (as a radio or television broadcast or a telephone conversation) for military, political, or criminal significance by means of a receiver < monitor radiotelephone messages out of Hawaii — New Republic >2. : to test (as air, a surface, a beam of radiation, clothing, personnel) for intensity of radiation (as from radioactivity) to determine whether the intensity comes within specified limits < monitor the upper air to collect telltale evidence of atomic explosions — Time >3. : to watch, observe, or check especially for a special purpose < had to monitor every word and thought — Polly Adler > < crew chiefs monitored engines and the array of dials, switches and lights that told them how each item of equipment was functioning — Gordon Williams > < monitor political gossip >4. : to keep track of, regulate, or control (as a process or the operation of a machine) < personnel … involved in monitoring the work of this contract — A.A.Campbell >— used especially of an automatic electronic device < the line is monitored by a new instrument called the quality control indicator — Science News Letter >specifically : to keep track of (aircraft in flight) by means of radar < radar stations monitoring all our heavy bombers — W.R.Frye >5. : to check or regulate the volume or quality of (sound) in preparation for recording or during recording < sound is monitored and the correct effect is introduced; it would obviously be ludicrous to have close-up sound in a long shot — O.B.Hanson >intransitive verb: to act as a monitorIII. noun: software or hardware that monitors the operation of a system and especially a computer system

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