census

名词 census:

1. a periodic count of the population
   同义词：nose count, nosecount

动词 census:

1. conduct a census

1. In the United States there is a census every ten years.
   在美国每十年做一次户囗调查。
2. According to the latest census, our population has increased.
   根据最近调查，我国的人口有增加。
3. One authority on spiders made a census of the spiders in a grass field in the south of England
   一位研究蜘蛛的权威对英国南部的一块草坪上的蜘蛛作了一次统计。
4. The census is taken one time every four years in our country.
   我国每四年一次人口普查。

cen.sus

n.（名词）
An official, usually periodic enumeration of a population, often including the collection of related demographic information.
人口普查：一种官方的通常是阶段性的人口统计详表，通常包括大量相关的人口统计信息
In ancient Rome, a count of the citizens and an evaluation of their property for taxation purposes.
人口财产调查：古罗马公民的财产统计及评估，以此作为征税依据

来源：
Latin cônsus [registration of citizens]
拉丁语 cônsus [公民的统计登记]
from cônsôre [to assess] * see kens-
源自 cônsôre [评估] *参见 kens-