inspection

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of examining something, often closely. countable,uncountable
    — Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
  2. An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed. countable,uncountable
    — The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

词形变化

inspections plural inspexion alternative,obsolete

词源

From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“to inspect”), from speciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, inspect + -ion.
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