只见

• 拼音: zhǐ jiàn
• 汉字拆解: 只 = only; 见 = eye + legs, meaning to see

含义

One sees only; all one could see was. A literary expression introducing what is visible.

A narrative device used in storytelling and descriptive writing. Sets the scene by describing what the observer sees. Often followed by a vivid description. More literary than everyday 看见.

例句

1. 推开门，只见屋里坐满了人。
2. 抬头望去，只见远处群山连绵。
3. 只见他面色苍白，似乎病得不轻。

用法指南

语境: narrative, description, writing

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 只见天空乌云密布。(One could only see thick clouds covering the sky.)
• 转过身去，只见她已经走远了。(Turning around, all I saw was that she had already gone far.)

错误说法

• 我只见你昨天 (只见 is for immediate scene description — for past events, use 看见 or 见到)

起源与历史

Compound of 只 (only) and 见 (to see). What one only/merely sees.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal