inquiry

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹi/|/ɪŋ-/    美 /ɪnˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹi/|/ˈɪnkwɪɹi/|/ɪŋ-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning. countable,uncountable
  2. A search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; inquest. countable,uncountable
    — Scientific inquiry

词形变化

inquiries plural enquiry alternative,UK

词汇关系

衍生词
coinquiry contextual inquiry court of inquiry disciplinary inquiry domestic inquiry freedom of inquiry grounded narrative inquiry hard inquiry inquiry-based learning line of inquiry point of inquiry soft inquiry writ of inquiry

词源

From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Later respelled to conform to the original Latin spelling, as opposed to the Old French spelling.
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