au.di.ence

audience的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈɔ:di:əns]
KK音标发音： [ˈɔdiəns]

audience的词性：
n.（名词）

1. 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

2. 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

3. A body of adherents; a following:
拥护者，爱好者：一群体支持者；追随者：

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. The act of hearing or attending.
倾听，听取：倾听或出席的行为

audience的词源：

7. Middle English
中古英语

8. from Old French
源自 古法语

9. from Latin audientia
源自 拉丁语 audientia

10. from audi?ns [present participle of] aud^ore [to hear] * see au-
源自 audi?ns [] aud^ore的现在分词 [听] *参见 au-