英语词汇“quest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

quest

(kwĕst)

1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.

2. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat: the quest for the Holy Grail.

3. Archaic

a. An inquest.

b. A jury appointed to take part in an inquest.

v.intr. quest·ed, quest·ing, quests

1. To search for something: quested for knowledge.

2. To go on a quest.

3. To search for game or bay when sighting game, as a hound.

[Middle English queste, from Old French, ultimately from Latin quaesta, from feminine of *quaestus, obsolete past participle of quaerere, to seek.]

quester n.

单词	quest
释义	quest (kwĕst) n. 1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search. 2. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat: the quest for the Holy Grail. 3. Archaic a. An inquest. b. A jury appointed to take part in an inquest. v.intr. quest·ed, quest·ing, quests 1. To search for something: quested for knowledge. 2. To go on a quest. 3. To search for game or bay when sighting game, as a hound. [Middle English queste, from Old French, ultimately from Latin quaesta, from feminine of quaestus, obsolete past participle of quaerere, to seek.] quester* n.
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