| 单词 | inquiring |
| 释义 | inquiring (once / 574 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY inquiring: inquiringly, inquirings, uninquiring+/inquire: inquired, inquirer, inquires, inquiring, inquiry, inquisitive/inquirer: inquirers/inquiry: inquiries/inquisitive: inquisitively, inquisitiveness, uninquisitive/uninquiring: uninquiringly/uninquisitive: uninquisitively USAGE EXAMPLESLast August he sent letters to the presidents of public schools with red-light codes inquiring about their unconstitutional policies. Wall Street Journal(Dec 09, 2016) Walking into the clubhouse, he stopped to tell an inquiring visitor about the tours. Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016) Her mother typed a note to the author J. K. Rowling, inquiring about the books, and posted it to Twitter. The New Yorker(Dec 06, 2016) 1adj given to inquiry an inquiring mind Syn|Ant curious eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) fact-finding, investigative, investigatorydesigned to find information or ascertain facts inquisitiveinquiring or appearing to inquire inquisitorialhaving the authority to conduct official investigations inquisitorialmarked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor inquisitory, probing, searchingdiligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation uninquiring, uninquisitive not inquiring 2n a request for information Syn|Hypo|Hyper questioning challenge questioning a statement and demanding an explanation enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query, questionan instance of questioning examination, interrogation, interrogatoryformal systematic questioning catechisma series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views deposition(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office inquisitiona severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) third degreeinterrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession cross-examination(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination direct examination(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness redirect examination, reexamination(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination interviewthe questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists debriefingreport of a mission or task asking, request the verbal act of requesting |
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