poll(名词/动词)
/poʊl/
Polls show that most people support the new policy.
民调显示大多数人支持这项新政策。
The newspaper polled 2,000 voters, and the results suggested that the incumbent might narrowly win the election despite growing dissatisfaction.
这家报纸对2000名选民进行了调查,结果显示尽管不满情绪上升,现任者仍可能以微弱优势赢得选举。
poll 源自中古英语,原义与“头(head)”相关(可理解为“按人头计数”),因此逐渐引申出“计票、投票人数/得票数”的含义,后来也发展出“民意测验/调查”的用法。