psephology
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pse·phol·o·gy /seˈfɒlədʒi $ siːˈfɑː-/ noun [uncountable] British English technical PPVthe study of how people vote in elections 选举学 —psephologist noun [countable]
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psephology• The introduction of psephology encouraged the growth of opinion polls as a guide to voting trends.• The fear this must engender day-in, day-out is more important than the minutiae of psephology.Origin psephology (1900-2000) Greek psephos “small stone, vote”; because the ancient Greeks used small stones for votingpse·phol·o·gy nounChineseSyllable
the study in of people Corpus vote how
psephology
pse‧phol‧o‧gy /seˈfɒlədʒi $ siːˈfɑː-/
noun [uncountable] British English technical
—psephologist noun [countable]
pse‧phol‧o‧gy /seˈfɒlədʒi $ siːˈfɑː-/
noun [uncountable] British English technical Date: 1900-2000
Language: Greek
Origin: psephos 'small stone, vote'; because the ancient Greeks used small stones for voting
the study of how people vote in electionsLanguage: Greek
Origin: psephos 'small stone, vote'; because the ancient Greeks used small stones for voting
—psephologist noun [countable]
care attention or thought that you give to sth that you are doing so that you will do it well and avoid mistakes or damage 指小心、谨慎以做好某事，同时避免出现错误或损失 ：◆ She chose her words with care. 她措辞谨慎。 caution care that you take in order to avoid danger or mistakes; not taking any risks 指小心、谨慎，以免发生危险或错误 ：◆ The utmost caution must be exercised when handling explosives. 处理爆炸品一定要慎之又慎。 prudence ( being sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risksrather
指判断和决策时谨慎、慎重，处事时避免不必要的风险 ：◆ As a matter of prudence, keep a record of all your financial transactions. 为慎重起见，请记下你所有的财务往来。 NOTE Prudence is used particularly in financial contexts.* prudence 尤用于金融、财务语境。
Patterns
to do sth with care/caution/prudencegreat/extreme care/caution/prudenceto use/exercise care/caution/prudenceto proceed with care/caution