fieldwork

fieldwork — 名詞

1. Academic or scientific research that involves going to the actual place where so

1.名詞B2
釋義

實地調查

在實地進行的學術研究或調查工作

Academic or scientific research that involves going to the actual place where something happens — a forest, a village, a factory, or a mine, for example — to collect data, samples, or observations directly, rather than working in a classroom or a laboratory.

例句

Geology student Aiko spent three months doing fieldwork on active volcanoes in Indonesia.

地質學學生 Aiko 花了三個月在印尼對活火山進行實地調查。

collocation: do fieldwork on [topic]

The anthropology department expects each graduate student to complete at least one season of fieldwork.

人類學系要求每位研究生至少完成一個季度的田野調查。

同義詞
  • field research

    more formal-sounding, often used in academic writing; fieldwork is the broader everyday term

  • field study

    often refers to a specific, time-limited project rather than an ongoing method

  • survey

    a type of fieldwork focused on questionnaires or measurements; not all fieldwork involves surveys

反義詞
  • lab work

    research done in a controlled laboratory environment

  • desk research

    analysis of existing data, documents, or literature without leaving an office

文法句型

do fieldwork on [topic]

conduct fieldwork in [location]

用法筆記

Fieldwork is an uncountable noun and never takes an article or plural form. Common verbs used with it are 'do', 'conduct', 'carry out', and 'undertake'. The preposition 'on' introduces the research topic; 'in' or 'among' introduces the location or community.

常見錯誤

❌She completed several fieldworks in South America.
✅She completed several periods of fieldwork in South America.
💡fieldwork has no plural form.
❌I am doing a fieldwork on bird migration.
✅I am doing fieldwork on bird migration.
💡fieldwork is uncountable and does not take 'a'.