questionnaire

questionnaire — noun

1. a printed or online list of items that many people answer to provide information

1.名詞B1
釋義

a printed or online list of items that many people answer to provide information or share their opinions for a study or survey

例句

The research team designed a questionnaire to gather feedback from local residents.

collocation: design a questionnaire

After the workshop, all participants filled out a questionnaire about the training session.

collocation: fill out a questionnaire

同義詞
  • survey

    broader term that can refer to the entire study or methodology, not just the question list

  • form

    more general; any document with blank spaces, not necessarily research-related

  • poll

    usually covers a single question or vote, not a multi-question instrument

用法筆記

Questionnaire focuses on the full list of questions as a data-collection tool, whereas a poll typically asks only one question. Common with verbs such as design, distribute, fill out, and complete.

常見錯誤

Please answer the questionnaire questions.
Please complete the questionnaire.
💡The word questionnaire already implies a list of questions, so 'questionnaire questions' is redundant.

2. a printed document with blank spaces where people can write their answers to a f

2.名詞B1
釋義

a printed document with blank spaces where people can write their answers to a fixed list of questions

例句

Please complete this questionnaire and return it to the front desk by Friday.

collocation: complete / return a questionnaire

The nurse handed Hamza a questionnaire with spaces for his medical history.

同義詞
  • form

    a generic document with blank fields, not necessarily a set of survey questions

  • feedback form

    specifically for customer or attendee opinions, often shorter than a full questionnaire

用法筆記

This sense emphasises the physical or digital document itself — the printed sheet or online form that contains the questions and answer spaces. Frequently used with verbs such as complete, fill in, and return.

常見錯誤

I filled out a questionary.
I filled out a questionnaire.
💡The word ends in -aire, not -ary, and is borrowed directly from French.