| 单词 | inquiry |
| 释义 | in·quiry also en·quiry 1. < complete freedom of inquiry > < the scientific method of inquiry — C.W.Eliot > < the most modern of inquiries, the study of the cosmic rays — K.K.Darrow > < an inquiry into the nature of truth > specifically < witnesses convicted of contempt of congressional inquiries — Current Biography > 2. < upon inquiry, I learned that he was out > < the information desk receives many inquiries > < would not answer my inquiry > Synonyms: < make inquiries about a prospective employee > < they made inquiries, and learned that Wild Bill was then in the Mint saloon — S.H.Holbrook > < a letter of inquiry to the authorities > < the True, which is the goal of all scientific and all philosophical inquiry — W.R.Inge > inquisition suggests a sustained search, thorough and often unrelenting, for hidden facts; it may apply to merciless unremitting volleys of questions < an inquisition into the bankruptcy proceedings > < the investigating committee subjecting him to a long inquisition > investigation may apply to a sustained and systematic inquiry, especially of some specific proceeding < an auditor investigation of the reported shortages > < the conduct of men in important areas may often be very legitimately subject to properly conducted Congressional investigation — Norman Thomas > < by their bullying tactics, by their having turned needed investigations into regrettable inquisitions — John Mason Brown > inquest, once in more general use as a close synonym for inquiry, now usually applies to an investigation, often by a coroner and his jury, into a cause of death or to a similar investigation into something disastrous or troubling < it turned out on a final inquest that the learned lecturer had translated his piece into English — H.J.Laski > < it was decided at the inquest that the deceased had committed suicide > < an inquest on the fall of Singapore and the sinking of H.M.S. Repulse and H.M.S. Prince of Wales — New Yorker > probe, in this sense, may apply to any deep, painstaking inquiry to discover something wrong or improper < a probe resulting in the disbarring of several attorneys > < a probe into improper tax refunds > research applies to careful, prolonged study, especially to uncover new knowledge < research has shown and practice has established the futility of the charge that it was a usurpation when this Court undertook to declare an Act of Congress unconstitutional — O.W.Holmes †1935 > < the researches … in the 17th century into the theory of probabilities greatly advanced the accuracy of calculations — Encyc. Americana > |
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