释义 |
inquest inquest /ˈɪŋ.kwest/ noun [C]
1 F0 an official process to discover the cause of someone's death: » An inquest is always held if murder is suspected.Thesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisionsThesaurus+: ↑Death and dying2 F0 an examination of or discussion about the reasons for someone's or something's failure: » an inquest into the department's poor performanceThesaurus+: ↑Analysing and evaluating , ↑Assessing and estimating value |