单词 | query |
释义 | query —queryingly, adv. /kwear"ee/, n. , pl. queries, v. , queried, querying. n. 1. a question; an inquiry. 2. mental reservation; doubt. 3. Print. a question mark (?), esp. as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some point in the text. 4. an inquiry from a writer to an editor of a magazine, newspaper, etc., regarding the acceptability of or interest in an idea for an article, news story, or the like: usually presented in the form of a letter that outlines or describes the projected piece. v.t. 5. to ask or inquire about: No one queried his presence. 6. to question as doubtful or obscure: to query a statement. 7. Print. to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query. 8. to ask questions of. [1625-35; alter. (cf. -Y3) of earlier quere < L quaere QUAERE] |
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