释义 |
in·ter·view I. \ˈintə(r)ˌvyü\ noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by inter-) of earlier enterview, from Middle French entrevue, from feminine of entrevu, past participle of (s')entrevoir to see one another, meet, from entre- inter- + voir to see — more at view 1. a. obsolete : a mutual sight or view b. : a meeting face to face : a private conversation; usually : a formal meeting for consultation : conference < candidates for the position were called in for interviews > c. : a transient or secret meeting (as of lovers) < the stolen interviews of those spring mornings — William Black > 2. a. : a meeting in which a writer or reporter or radio or television commentator obtains information from someone for publication or broadcast b. : the statement so obtained c. : a news story reporting or reproducing such a conversation 3. : a scheduled meeting between a teacher and a student for purposes of instruction or counseling II. transitive verb : to have an interview with : question or converse with especially in order to obtain information or ascertain personal qualities < interviewing job applicants > < interview housewives about their color preferences > < interviewing witnesses in a criminal investigation > < interviewed the highest government officials and even strangers on buses — J.M.Mead > intransitive verb : to carry on an interview < technique of interviewing > III. noun : a person who is interviewed < he was our interview that morning — Sally Quinn > IV. intransitive verb : to have an interview (as with a prospective employer) < one of my law school classmates interviewed with a … law firm in 1967 — Lana Borsook > < interviewing for admission to graduate school > |