pollster
pollster — 名詞
- pollstersingular
- pollstersplural
1. someone whose job is to ask people questions in order to measure public opinion,
民調員
負責做民意調查的人
someone whose job is to ask people questions in order to measure public opinion, especially about politics, elections, or current issues
Nora, a campaign pollster, phoned two hundred voters before dinner.
Nora 這位競選團隊民調員在晚餐前打了兩百通電話給選民。
collocation: campaign pollster
Sahil asked suburban parents about school lunches as the station's pollster.
Sahil 以電視台民調員的身分，向郊區家長詢問營養午餐的看法。
pattern: ask [group] about [issue]
The newspaper's pollster predicted a close race for mayor in Tainan.
報社的民調員預測台南市長選情會很接近。
After the debate, Hana watched the pollster compare fresh numbers on screen.
辯論結束後，Hana 看著那位民調員在螢幕上比對最新數字。
A university pollster stopped Eshe outside the library with a tablet.
一位大學民調員拿著平板，在圖書館外攔下 Eshe。
- interviewer
broader word for someone asking questions; it is not limited to measuring public opinion
- survey researcher
broader and more formal; may study habits or facts as well as public opinion
- canvasser
can overlap in face-to-face opinion gathering, but often suggests trying to persuade voters or customers
文法句型
pollster for + newspaper / TV station / campaign
pollster asks + group + about + issue
用法筆記
Most often used for someone measuring public opinion through surveys, especially in politics or the news. Distinguish from canvasser, which often focuses on winning support, and from interviewer, which is a broader word for anyone asking questions.