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单词 scrutiny
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
scru•ti•ny /ˈskrutəni/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. a searching and careful examination or investigation:He felt himself withering under the interviewer's scrutiny.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
scru•ti•ny  (skro̅o̅tn ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. 
  1. a searching examination or investigation;
    minute inquiry.
  2. surveillance;
    close and continuous watching or guarding.
  3. a close and searching look.
  • Latin scrūtinium the action of searching, of scrutinizing, derivative of scrūtārī to search
  • late Middle English 1400–50
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See examination. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scrutiny /ˈskruːtɪnɪ/ n ( pl -nies)
  1. close or minute examination
  2. a searching look
  3. (in the early Christian Church) a formal testing that catechumens had to undergo before being baptized
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin scrūtinium an investigation, from scrūtārī to search (originally referring to rag-and-bone men), from scrūta rubbish
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