| 单词 | respondent |
| 释义 | respondent (once / 3792 pages) 1adjn 2n A respondent is a person who gives an answer. For example, on some Monday mornings, your teacher might feel like she is talking to the walls — although she asks questions, none of the sleepy students are willing respondents. A respondent is a person who answers a question, letter, email message, survey, or anything else that requires a response. You can see the word respond, which means "answer or reply to" in respondent. If a poll reveals that bullying is the top concern regarding school safety, you know that many respondents checked the box marked "bullying." WORD FAMILYrespondent: co-respondent, respondently, respondents+/respond: responded, respondent, responder, responding, responds, responsive/responder: responders/responsive: responsively, responsiveness, unresponsive/unresponsive: unresponsively, unresponsiveness USAGE EXAMPLESOf the respondents with plans, 45 percent say that they will travel only domestically. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) But the class divide is more interesting: Sixty-five percent of white working-class respondents said the ’50s were better. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3 percentage points. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1adj replying Syn answering responsive readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion 2n someone who responds 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper answerer, responder assenter a person who assents equivocator, hedger, tergiversatora respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer intervieweea person who is interviewed examinee, testeesomeone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination) don't-knowa person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll passera student who passes an examination communicator a person who communicates with others n the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent Hyper co-defendant, codefendant a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action |
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