audience

名词 audience:

1. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
2. the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
3. an opportunity to state your case and be heard
   同义词：hearing
4. a conference (usually with someone important)
   同义词：consultation, interview

1. His speech won the applause of the audience.
   他的讲话赢得了听众的掌声。
2. He delighted the audience with his performance.
   他用他的表演使观众喜悦。
3. The audience was no less than five thousand.
   听众有五千人之多。
4. Someone in the audience began to laugh.
   观众中有人开始笑起来。

au.di.ence

n.（名词）

The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance, for example, or attracted by a radio or television program.
观众，听众：聚集在演出前的观看者或倾听者，如被电台、电视节目所吸引
The readership for printed matter, as for a book.
读者，读者大众：印刷品，如书籍等的读者
A body of adherents; a following:
拥护者，爱好者：一群体支持者；追随者：
例句：
The tenor expanded his audience by recording popular songs as well as opera.
那个男高音除歌剧外还录制了流行歌曲，赢得了他的追随者

A formal hearing, as with a religious or state dignitary.
正式会见或接见：一种由宗教或由国家要人做出的正式听取会
An opportunity to be heard or to express one`s views.
听取，陈述意见（或申诉）的机会：被倾听或表达某人观点的机会
The act of hearing or attending.
倾听，听取：倾听或出席的行为

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin audientia
源自 拉丁语 audientia
from audiôns [present participle of] audore [to hear] * see au-
源自 audiôns [] audore的现在分词 [听] *参见 au-