with plural. An act of inquiring, or process of inquiry; a search, an investigation.
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun] > instance of (10) inquisitionc1440 with plural. An act of inquiring, or process of inquiry; a search, an investigation. investigation1533 An act or instance of investigating a person or thing (in various senses of the verb); an examination; an inquiry; spec. a piece of scientific… sight1592 figurative. A look into a matter. Cf. insight, n.1 2b. review1611 An inspection, examination. Also as a mass noun, in in (also under) review: under inspection or examination. percontation1623 A question or inquiry which requires more than a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. evestigation1658 An instance of searching out or tracing something; an investigation. inquirendoa1846 An investigation. shakedown1914 A search of a person or a place. Cf. shake, v. 16d originally and chiefly U.S. look-around1967 Forming nouns and adjectives corresponding to phrasal verbs, as look-around, look-back, look-forward, look-on. Cf. lookahead, n., lookdown, n., l… nosy1990 colloquial (chiefly Scottish). = nose, n. 6. |
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