| 单词 | inquiry |
| 释义 | inquiry (once / 141 pages) n When you ask the guy behind the counter if they've got any aspirin, you're making an inquiry. Almost any search for information or knowledge is an inquiry, though an inquiry is often an official search. Though any question is, technically, an inquiry, that word is usually used to refer to an official or public search for the truth. For instance, after a plane crash, the government launches an inquiry into the cause. Politicians and government officials are often the ones who demand an inquiry when an important question needs to be answered, but a child can do the same thing. If your kid wants to know what's for dinner, she can make an inquiry about it. She can also just — you know — ask. WORD FAMILYinquiry: inquiries+/inquire: inquired, inquirer, inquires, inquiring, inquiry, inquisitive/inquirer: inquirers/inquiring: inquiringly, inquirings, uninquiring/inquisitive: inquisitively, inquisitiveness, uninquisitive/uninquiring: uninquiringly/uninquisitive: uninquisitively USAGE EXAMPLESThe attorney general’s office did not say what those might be, only that its preliminary inquiry determined that more investigation was needed. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The EpiPen inquiry also revealed potential errors in how the government classifies drugs. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Crosscultural variables, in fact, are at the heart of this seriocomic philosophical inquiry into peace and discord. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n an instance of questioning we made inquiries of all those who were present Syn|Ant|Hyper enquiry, interrogation, query, question answer the speech act of replying to a question inquiring, questioning a request for information 2n a search for knowledge Syn|Hypo|Hyper enquiry, research nature study the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level) experiment, experimentationthe testing of an idea empirical researchan empirical search for knowledge investigation, probean inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities canvass, opinion poll, poll, public opinion pollan inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people heraldrythe study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies pilot experimenta preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment test, trial, trial run, tryouttrying something to find out about it fishing expeditionan investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information exit polla poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election straw poll, straw votean unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue problem solving the thought processes involved in solving a problem 3n a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest Syn|Hypo|Hyper enquiry means test an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid inquestan inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death investigating, investigation the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
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