fact-findingn.

Brit.

/ˈfak(t)ˌfʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfæk(t)ˌfaɪndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fact n., finding n.

Etymology: < fact n. + finding n. Compare earlier fact-finding adj., and also fact-finder n.

The action of finding facts; the work involved in discovering and establishing the facts of a matter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun]

inquisitionc1384

inquiryc1440

searcha1500

quest1531

research1604

researching1611

digging1827

fact-finding1854

delving1888

scanning1937

oppo1990

1854 A. Brown Philos. Physics v. 190 That it should take the luminous pulsations sixteen minutes..to make their passage across the earth's orbit, is a circumstance as much to be deduced by our system of fact-finding, as that they make their passage across interstellar space in an instant.

1912 W. E. Hocking Meaning of God viii. 91 What is to be meant by the ‘world’ but a symbol for a completed work of fact-finding and law-finding brought to perfect unity?

1926 B. Webb My Apprenticeship vi. 287 My super-enthusiasm for fact-finding.

1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 7/2 Mr. Hartt..was paid at a rate of..$250 a day for fact-finding.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 22 Feb. a17/6 He showed little patience for prolonged pretrial fact-finding or long witness lists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fact-findingadj.

Brit.

/ˈfak(t)ˌfʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfæk(t)ˌfaɪndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fact n., find v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < fact n. + find v. + -ing suffix².

1. That finds out facts; (of a body) set up to discover and establish the facts of a matter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [adjective] > engaging in research

researchinga1639

fact-finding1833

1833 Tait's Edinb. Mag. May 258 Oratory..was never intended for plain-thinking, fact-finding, persons.

1885 Deb. Senate (Canada) 15 Apr. 572/2 If the fact-finding body be a judge it [sc. the prisoner's own story] will always be considered by the judge.

1891 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 2 33 [Jethro] Tull's was essentially a fact-finding disposition; he had the true instincts of a man of science.

1909 G. B. Shaw John Bull's Other Island p. x The actual distinction between the idolatrous Englishman and the fact-finding Irishman.

1937 Life 1 Nov. 64/1 Italy..agreed to..a fact-finding commission to count foreigners on both sides in Spain.

1957 ABA Jrnl. July 658/3 The public opinion poll as a fact-finding device is subject to many weaknesses.

1998 R. Newman Manners 171 They never send fact-finding teams to look at how they create so much crime in America.

2. spec. Undertaken to discover and establish the facts of a matter.

ΚΠ

1914 Christian Reg. (Boston) 14 May 466/1 Out of the negative, searching, fact-finding work of these early revolutionists grew the sometimes complicated systems of the Protestant sectaries.

1922 Managem. Engin. Dec. 377/2 It is not known that any such fact-finding investigation has been commenced.

1941 Life 17 Feb. 19/3 In what measure his fact-finding trip had shaped his views on the Lease-Lend Bill.

2012 D. Scheffer All Missing Souls (2013) iii. xi. 313 The establishment of an objective international fact-finding mission to document evidence of atrocities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fact-finding
释义	fact-findingn. Brit. /ˈfak(t)ˌfʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfæk(t)ˌfaɪndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fact n., finding n. Etymology: < fact n. + finding n. Compare earlier fact-finding adj., and also fact-finder n. The action of finding facts; the work involved in discovering and establishing the facts of a matter. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun] inquisitionc1384 inquiryc1440 searcha1500 quest1531 research1604 researching1611 digging1827 fact-finding1854 delving1888 scanning1937 oppo1990 1854 A. Brown Philos. Physics v. 190 That it should take the luminous pulsations sixteen minutes..to make their passage across the earth's orbit, is a circumstance as much to be deduced by our system of fact-finding, as that they make their passage across interstellar space in an instant. 1912 W. E. Hocking Meaning of God viii. 91 What is to be meant by the ‘world’ but a symbol for a completed work of fact-finding and law-finding brought to perfect unity? 1926 B. Webb My Apprenticeship vi. 287 My super-enthusiasm for fact-finding. 1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 7/2 Mr. Hartt..was paid at a rate of..$250 a day for fact-finding. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 22 Feb. a17/6 He showed little patience for prolonged pretrial fact-finding or long witness lists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fact-findingadj. Brit. /ˈfak(t)ˌfʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfæk(t)ˌfaɪndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fact n., find v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < fact n. + find v. + -ing suffix². 1. That finds out facts; (of a body) set up to discover and establish the facts of a matter. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [adjective] > engaging in research researchinga1639 fact-finding1833 1833 Tait's Edinb. Mag. May 258 Oratory..was never intended for plain-thinking, fact-finding, persons. 1885 Deb. Senate (Canada) 15 Apr. 572/2 If the fact-finding body be a judge it [sc. the prisoner's own story] will always be considered by the judge. 1891 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 2 33 [Jethro] Tull's was essentially a fact-finding disposition; he had the true instincts of a man of science. 1909 G. B. Shaw John Bull's Other Island p. x The actual distinction between the idolatrous Englishman and the fact-finding Irishman. 1937 Life 1 Nov. 64/1 Italy..agreed to..a fact-finding commission to count foreigners on both sides in Spain. 1957 ABA Jrnl. July 658/3 The public opinion poll as a fact-finding device is subject to many weaknesses. 1998 R. Newman Manners 171 They never send fact-finding teams to look at how they create so much crime in America. 2. spec. Undertaken to discover and establish the facts of a matter. ΚΠ 1914 Christian Reg. (Boston) 14 May 466/1 Out of the negative, searching, fact-finding work of these early revolutionists grew the sometimes complicated systems of the Protestant sectaries. 1922 Managem. Engin. Dec. 377/2 It is not known that any such fact-finding investigation has been commenced. 1941 Life 17 Feb. 19/3 In what measure his fact-finding trip had shaped his views on the Lease-Lend Bill. 2012 D. Scheffer All Missing Souls (2013) iii. xi. 313 The establishment of an objective international fact-finding mission to document evidence of atrocities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854adj.1833
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