audience
/ˈɔːdɪəns/noun
1
- the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, film, concert, or meeting（现场）观众（或听众）：
the orchestra were given an enthusiastic ovation from the audience.
交响乐团赢得了听众的热烈掌声。
1.1
- the people who watch or listen to a television or radio programme（电视的）观众; （广播的）听众：
the programme attracted an audience of almost twenty million.
节目吸引了近2,000万观众。
1.2
- the readership of a book, magazine, or newspaper（书报、杂志的）读者（群）：
the newspaper has a sophisticated audience.
这份报纸拥有一个成熟的读者群。
1.3
- the people giving or likely to give attention to something爱好者; 拥护者：
there is an audience for films with sociological relevance.
有一批人喜爱反映社会问题的电影。
2
- a formal interview with a person in authority谒见; 拜见：
he demanded an audience with the Pope.
他要求觐见教皇。
3
- mass noun archaic formal hearing〈古〉申诉的机会; 倾听。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French， from Latin audientia, from audire 'hear'.