/ˈkænvəs/
意味: 勧誘する／調査する
例文: June canvassed opinions on pudding flavors.
ジューンはプリンの味について意見を募った。
言葉のよくある組み合わせ: canvass opinion(意見を集める), canvass support(支持を求める), canvass votes(票を集める)
定義: 人々の意見や支持を求めるために、特に選挙の前に、家を訪ねたり、電話をかけたりする活動を指します。また、何かを詳しく調べたり、議論したりすることも意味します。
canvassは約2,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。
Definitions(定義)
Noun: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
Noun: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
Noun: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Noun: a tent made of canvas fabric
Noun: an oil painting on canvas fabric
Noun: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
Noun: a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
Verb: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
Verb: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
Verb: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Verb: cover with canvas
Parts of Speech(品詞)
Noun, Verb
Examples(例文)
Noun: the crowded canvas of history
Noun: the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
Noun: the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
Verb: analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
Verb: analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
Verb: analyze your real motives
Verb: She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks
Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)
Synonyms(類語): analyse, analyze, canvas, canvas tent, canvass, examine, opinion poll, poll, public opinion poll, sail, sheet, study
Antonyms(反意語):
Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)
Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): cover, fabric, inquiry, mat, oil painting, piece of cloth, setting, solicit, survey, tent
Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): aba, acrylic, aertex, alpaca, aluminize, backpacking tent, baize, bank, bark, basket weave, batik, batiste, bedaub, bell tent, belting, bib, bind, blacklead, blanket, blindfold, blinker, board up, bombazine, boucle, bread, broadcloth, brocade, brush, buckram, bunting, butter, cabana, calico, cambric, camel’s hair, camlet, camouflage, canopy, canvas, canvas tent, canvass, carpet, cashmere, cerecloth, challis, chambray, chamois cloth, chenille, chiffon, chino, chintz, clapboard, cloak, coat, coating, cobweb, coif, concrete, cord, cottage tent, cotton, cotton flannel, cowl, crape, crepe, cretonne, crinoline, crown, damask, daub, denim, diamante, diaper, dimity, dishrag, doeskin, drape, drapery, drop cloth, duck, duffel, dust, dust cover, dustcloth, elastic, empirical research, end, envelop, etamine, experiment, face, faille, feather, felt, fiber, flake, flannel, flannelette, flash, fleece, fly tent, foil, foulard, frieze, frost, fustian, gabardine, georgette, gingham, gore, grass, gravel, grease, grogram, grosgrain, groundsheet, guimpe, gusset, haircloth, handkerchief, heraldry, herringbone, hold, homespun, hood, hopsacking, horsehair, jacket, jaconet, jacquard, khadi, khaki, knit, lace, lag, lame, laminate, lean-to tent, leatherette, lime, line, linen, liner, linsey-woolsey, lint, lisle, lobby, lungi, mackinaw, mackintosh, madras, marseille, mask, metallic, mohair, moire, moleskin, monk’s cloth, moquette, moreen, motley, mound over, mountain tent, mousseline de sole, mulch, muslin, nankeen, nature study, net, ninon, nylon, oil, oilcloth, olive drab, organza, paint, paisley, pall, panting, paper, parcel, paste, patch, pavilion, pepper-and-salt, percale, permanent press, piece of cloth, pilot cloth, pina cloth, pinstripe, pique, placket, plank, plaster, plush, poll, polyester, pongee, pop tent, poplin, praetorium, print, probe, pup tent, put on, pyramidal tent, quest, quilting, rag, rayon, recover, rep, roof, sackcloth, sacking, sail, sailcloth, samite, sateen, satin, satinet, screening, scrim, seersucker, serge, shag, shantung, sharkskin, sheathe, sheet, sheeting, shirting, shirttail, showcase, silesia, silk, smother, sod, spandex, sponge cloth, spray, spread, spritz, stammel, steel, straw, suede cloth, suiting, swan’s down, swatch, taffeta, tammy, tapa, tapestry, tartan, tepee, terry, ticking, tile, towel, toweling, train, tupik, turf, tweed, twill, two-man tent, umbrella tent, upholstery material, velcro, velour, velvet, velveteen, veneer, vicuna, viyella, voile, wallpaper, wash, wash-and-wear, waterproof, wax, web, webbing, whipcord, whiteout, wincey, wire cloth, wool, worsted, wrap, wrestling mat, yoke
Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): anatomize, assay, audit, balloon sail, check, circularize, circus tent, compare, crossjack, diagnose, exit poll, field tent, fore-and-aft sail, foresail, headsail, investigate, main-topsail, mainsail, press of sail, review, royal, save-all, screen, sibley tent, sieve, skysail, square sail, straw vote, survey, tarpaulin, topgallant, topsail, trace, view, wall tent
Derivationally Related Words(派生語)
Derivationally Related Words: analyser, analysis, analyst, canvass, canvasser, examination, poll, pollster, sail, study
Categories(カテゴリー)
Domain Categories: general
Usage Category: formal
Usage Context: descriptive
Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun
Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)
Prefixes(接頭辞):
Suffixes(接尾辞): s
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Media Appearance(メディア登場例)
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Movies(映画):
Other Information(その他)
Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes
Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No
Emotion Categories:
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