戸別訪問する
解説 Definition
戸別訪問などで人々に順に働きかけ、支持・意見・情報を求めることです。選挙運動や地域の調査などで使われます。
To canvass means to approach people systematically, often by visiting homes, in order to seek votes, support, opinions, or information. It is commonly used for election campaigns, community surveys, fundraising, and organized efforts to contact residents or voters directly.
使い方 Usage
- canvass the neighborhood のように地域を、canvass voters や canvass residents のように人を目的語に取ります。 Canvass can take an area or people as its object: canvass the neighborhood, canvass voters, or canvass residents.
- canvass voters for support は「有権者に支持を求めて働きかける」。for の後に求めるものを置けます。 Canvass voters for support means approach voters to seek their support. For can introduce what is being sought.
使い分け Common distinctions
- canvas は布・画布を表す名詞です。canvass と通常同じ /ˈkænvəs/ と発音するため、綴りと文脈で区別します。 Canvas is a noun for strong cloth or a painting surface. Both words are normally pronounced /ˈkænvəs/, so distinguish them by spelling and context.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
選挙や調査のために、一軒ずつ訪ねて支持や意見を聞く姿を思い浮かべましょう。canvass は語尾が ss の動詞、と綴りも一緒に覚えます。
Picture volunteers going from door to door to seek support or opinions. Remember canvass as the action word with a double s at the end.
例文
Volunteers will canvass the neighborhood on Saturday.
ボランティアたちは土曜日に近所を戸別訪問します。
The team plans to canvass voters before the local election.
そのチームは地方選挙の前に有権者を戸別訪問する予定です。
They decided to canvass residents and ask about problems with the bus service.
彼らは住民を訪ねて、バスサービスの問題について尋ねることにしました。
canvass の類義語・関連語
canvass の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語の canvas（粗布）から出た語で、さらに古フランス語 canevaz、ラテン語 cannabis「麻」にさかのぼります。もとは布でふるいにかけて『細かく調べる』感覚で、そこから一軒ずつ回って意向を探る『戸別訪問する』へ広がりました。関連語は canvas。
Canvass developed from canvas, the name of a strong cloth, ultimately tracing through French to Latin cannabis, “hemp.” An early figurative sense involved tossing or sifting something in a canvas sheet and thus examining it thoroughly. From the idea of close examination, the verb came to mean discussing or investigating a question and then systematically seeking people’s opinions or support. The modern door-to-door and election senses preserve this notion of approaching and examining a whole group carefully.
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