名詞 census:

1. a periodic count of the population
   同義詞：nose count, nosecount

動(dòng)詞 census:

1. conduct a census

1. In the United States there is a census every ten years.
   在美國(guó)每十年做一次戶(hù)囗調(diào)查。
2. According to the latest census, our population has increased.
   根據(jù)最近調(diào)查，我國(guó)的人口有增加。
3. One authority on spiders made a census of the spiders in a grass field in the south of England
   一位研究蜘蛛的權(quán)威對(duì)英國(guó)南部的一塊草坪上的蜘蛛作了一次統(tǒng)計(jì)。
4. The census is taken one time every four years in our country.
   我國(guó)每四年一次人口普查。

cen.sus

n.（名詞）
An official, usually periodic enumeration of a population, often including the collection of related demographic information.
人口普查：一種官方的通常是階段性的人口統(tǒng)計(jì)詳表，通常包括大量相關(guān)的人口統(tǒng)計(jì)信息
In ancient Rome, a count of the citizens and an evaluation of their property for taxation purposes.
人口財(cái)產(chǎn)調(diào)查：古羅馬公民的財(cái)產(chǎn)統(tǒng)計(jì)及評(píng)估，以此作為征稅依據(jù)

來(lái)源：
Latin cônsus [registration of citizens]
拉丁語(yǔ) cônsus [公民的統(tǒng)計(jì)登記](méi)
from cônsôre [to assess] * see kens-
源自 cônsôre [評(píng)估] *參見(jiàn) kens-