目睹

• 拼音: mù dǔ
• 汉字拆解: 目 = eye (pictograph); 睹 = 目(eye) + 者(one who, phonetic component) — to personally observe

含义

To witness with one's own eyes; to personally see an event or scene unfold.

Implies direct, firsthand visual experience, often of significant or noteworthy events. Common in legal, journalistic, and literary contexts where eyewitness credibility is important. Carries a slightly formal register.

例句

1. 他亲眼目睹了那场严重的交通事故，事后很长一段时间仍难以从震惊中平复。
2. 记者们目睹了灾区人民在废墟中互帮互助的感人场面，纷纷记录下这一历史时刻。
3. 能够目睹这一重大历史事件的发生，是他此生最难忘的经历之一。

用法指南

语境: journalism, legal testimony, literature, history

语气: serious/formal

正确说法

• 这位老人亲眼目睹了战争年代的种种苦难，他的讲述令在场的年轻人深受震撼。(This elderly man personally witnessed the hardships of the wartime era; his account deeply moved the young people present.)
• 警方向目睹事件经过的证人进行了详细问询，以还原事故发生的真实情况。(The police conducted detailed questioning of witnesses who personally saw the incident unfold, in order to reconstruct the true circumstances of the accident.)

错误说法

• 把'目睹'用于听说或间接了解的事情 (目睹 strictly requires direct, personal visual experience — use 得知 or 听说 for information received indirectly)

起源与历史

目(eye/to see) + 睹(to look at/witness). Both characters relate to vision; the compound emphasises personal, direct visual experience.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal