单词 | investigation |
释义 | investigation[ in-ves-ti-gey-shuhn ] / ɪnˌvɛs tɪˈgeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR investigation ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated. a searching inquiry for ascertaining facts; detailed or careful examination. Origin of investigationFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English investigacio(u)n from Latin investīgātiōn- (stem of investīgātiō ). See investigate, -ion SYNONYMS FOR investigation1, 2 scrutiny, exploration. SEE SYNONYMS FOR investigation ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for investigation1, 2. Investigation, examination, inquiry, research express the idea of an active effort to find out something. An investigation is a systematic, minute, and thorough attempt to learn the facts about something complex or hidden; it is often formal and official: an investigation of a bank failure. An examination is an orderly attempt to obtain information about or to make a test of something, often something presented for observation: a physical examination. An inquiry is an investigation made by asking questions rather than by inspection, or by study of available evidence: an inquiry into a proposed bond issue. Research is careful and sustained investigation. OTHER WORDS FROM investigationin·ves·ti·ga·tion·al, adjectivepre·in·ves·ti·ga·tion, nounre·in·ves·ti·ga·tion, nounWords nearby investigationinvert sugar, invest, investable, investigable, investigate, investigation, investigative new drug, investigator, investing cartilage, investitive, investiture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for investigationBritish Dictionary definitions for investigationinvestigation / (ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən) / nounthe act or process of investigating; a careful search or examination in order to discover facts, etc Derived forms of investigationinvestigational, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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