survey

アンケート、意識調査

人々に質問し、意見や経験を調べること。

やさしい英語で： A study that asks people questions to find out their opinions or experiences.

• Please complete this short survey.
• Our survey asked parents about school meals.
• The surveys showed that most customers were satisfied.

使い方： a survey of someone (A survey of students showed strong support.); a survey on something (We conducted a survey on travel habits.)

類義語： poll, questionnaire

よく使う表現： conduct a survey, complete a survey, survey results

概観、調査

話題や場所の主な特徴を知るために、全体を調べること。

やさしい英語で： A general look at a subject or place to understand its main features.

• We made a survey of local shops.
• An initial survey revealed several possible sites.
• The report includes a broad survey of the market.

使い方： a survey of something (We began with a survey of the area.)

類義語： overview, review

よく使う表現： survey of something, general survey, broad survey

概説、概観

ある分野の主な内容を説明する本・記事・記述。

やさしい英語で： A book, article, or account that describes the main parts of a subject.

• This book is a survey of modern art.
• The opening chapter gives a short survey of the subject.
• Students read two survey papers before choosing a topic.

使い方： a survey of something (The course offers a survey of European history.)

類義語： overview, introduction

よく使う表現： survey of something, survey paper, historical survey

点検、調査

物の状態・量・質・価値を確かめるための詳しい調査。

やさしい英語で： A careful check of something to find its condition, amount, quality, or value.

• The house needs a structural survey.
• A survey found damage to the bridge.
• We arranged a survey before buying the property.

使い方： a survey of something (The survey of the roof revealed several leaks.)

類義語： inspection, examination, assessment

よく使う表現： building survey, structural survey, survey of something

測量

土地の形・広さ・位置を測ること。地図作成などに使う。

やさしい英語で： Measuring an area of land to find its shape, size, and position, often to make a map.

• We need a land survey.
• The survey showed the exact boundary.
• Engineers used aerial surveys to map the coast.

使い方： a survey of somewhere (They completed a survey of the building site.)

よく使う表現： land survey, aerial survey, survey of something

文献調査

多くの本や論文を読み、その分野で既に分かっていることを調べること。

やさしい英語で： Reading many books and articles about one subject to understand what is already known.

• Start with a survey of the literature.
• Her survey covered research published over twenty years.
• A careful survey of earlier studies revealed a gap.

使い方： a survey of something (He completed a survey of existing research.)

類義語： literature review

よく使う表現： literature survey, survey of literature

アンケートを取る、調査する

人々に質問して、意見や経験を調べる。

やさしい英語で： To ask a group of people questions to learn about their opinions or experiences.

• We survey our customers every year.
• The researchers surveyed students about sleep.
• Have you surveyed the people who live nearby?

使い方： survey someone about something (They surveyed parents about the new timetable.)

類義語： poll, question

よく使う表現： survey customers, survey someone about something, survey local residents

見渡す、概観する

全体を注意深く見て、その様子や内容を把握する。

やさしい英語で： To look carefully at something as a whole to understand it.

• She stopped to survey the room.
• We surveyed the available options before deciding.
• He surveyed the scene from the doorway.

類義語： examine, review, look over

よく使う表現： survey the scene, survey something carefully, survey the situation, survey the landscape