| 单词 | inquire |
| 释义 | inquire —inquirable, adj. —inquirer, n. /in kwuyeur"/, v. , inquired, inquiring. v.i. 1. to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person. 2. to make investigation (usually fol. by into): to inquire into the incident. v.t. 3. to seek to learn by asking: to inquire a person's name. 4. Obs. to seek. 5. Obs. to question (a person). 6. inquire after, to ask about the state of health or condition of: Friends have been calling all morning to inquire after you. Also, enquire. [1250-1300; ME < L inquirere to seek for (see IN-2, QUERY); r. ME enqueren < OF enquerre < L, as above] Syn. 1-3. investigate, examine, query. INQUIRE, ASK, QUESTION imply that a person addresses another to obtain information. ASK is the general word: to ask what time it is. INQUIRE is more formal and implies asking about something specific: to inquire about a rumor. To QUESTION implies repetition and persistence in asking; it often applies to legal examination or investigation: to question the survivor of an accident. Sometimes it implies doubt: to question a figure, an account. |
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