census

census — 名詞

1. an official count of all the people in a country or area, done by a government t

1.名詞B2
釋義

人口普查

政府對全國人口的官方統計

an official count of all the people in a country or area, done by a government to collect detailed information such as age, job, and where people live.

例句

The government conducts a national census every ten years to track changes in the population.

政府每隔十年進行一次全國人口普查，以追蹤人口的變化。

collocation: conduct a census

According to the latest census, the city's population has grown by fifteen percent since 2010.

根據最新的人口普查，該市的人口自2010年以來增加了百分之十五。

collocation: according to the census

同義詞
  • count

    simpler and more general; any numbered tally, not necessarily official or population-wide

  • survey

    broader; often samples a portion of the population rather than counting every person

  • enumeration

    very formal, technical term for a complete listing or count

  • tally

    informal; used for ongoing counts or running totals, not an official process

文法句型

take / conduct + census

according to + the + census

用法筆記

Census is a noun, not a verb. Use 'carry out a census' or 'take a census' instead of trying to verb it.

常見錯誤

❌The government censused the population last year.
✅The government conducted a census of the population last year.
💡Census is a noun in standard English; there is no common verb form.