袖手旁观在旁观望不过问事情。例弈棋者胜负之形,虽国工有所不尽而袖手旁观者常见之,何则?——宋苏轼《朝辞赴定州论事状》英look on (或 stand by) with folded arms;
冷眼旁观局外人的静观。例欺人意气总难堪冷眼旁观也不甘。——《水浒传》英look on coldly as a bystander; look coldly from the side-lines; take a detached point of view;
旁观者清对同一事物局外人比当事者看得全面看得清楚。例俗语说:“旁观者清”。这几年姑娘冷眼看着或有该添该减的去处,…——《红楼梦》英the on-looker is clear-headed; the spectator sees the game best;