Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7407
demographic
/ˌdeməˈgræfik/
adjective
人口统计的;人口的
Of or pertaining to demography.
- 1.
Of or pertaining to demography.
人口统计学的;与人口统计相关的。
人口统计学的;与人口统计相关的。;人口统计的;[法] 人口统计的;人口学的
In use
The company conducted a demographic study to understand its target market.
Demographic changes in the region have led to an increase in school enrollment.
The report includes detailed demographic information about the population.
demographic + noun
We examined demographic trends over the past decade.
我们研究了过去十年的人口统计趋势。
Common mistakes
The demographic of the city is changing.The demographics of the city are changing.
demographic 是形容词,表示“人口统计的”,而表示“人口统计数据”时应用复数名词 demographics。原句将 demographic 误用作单数名词,应改为 demographics 作主语,并用复数谓语 are。
The demographic growth is slow.The population growth is slow.
demographic 意为“人口统计的”,不直接表示人口数量或增长;强调人口统计特征。描述人口数量变化时应用 population。原句混淆了 demographic 与 population 的含义。
Connections
Confusing words
- demography
- 人口统计学 · demography是名词,指人口统计学这门学科;demographic是形容词,意为人口统计的。
- demographics
- 人口统计数据 · demographics是复数名词,指具体的人口统计特征数据;demographic是形容词,修饰与人口统计相关的名词。
Word family
- demographics
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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