psephology

n. 选举学 [法] 选举学

发音

UK /sɪˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
其它
US /sɪˈfɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The predictive or statistical study of elections.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    An ancient Greek method of numerology, similar to gematria.

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sociology

词源

From psepho- (“pebble”) + -ology (“study of”), drawing on the various definitions of Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble used for reckoning; pebble used for casting a vote”). The sense relating to elections was coined in 1948 by Frank Hardie.

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