| 释义 |
inquisition /in-kwi-zishˈən/ noun- A searching examination
- An investigation
- A judicial inquiry
- (with cap and the) a Roman Catholic tribunal established from 1232 to 1820 to preserve the supremacy of Catholicism in Europe by suppressing heresy, notably in Spain (the Spanish Inquisition) where the torture and execution of disbelievers was not uncommon
ORIGIN: L inquīsītiō, -ōnis; see ety for inquire inquisitˈional adjective - Searching, often unduly vexatiously, in inquiring
- Relating to inquisition or the Inquisition
inquisitive /-kwizˈi-tiv/ adjective - Eager to know
- Apt to ask questions, esp about other people's affairs
- Curious
inquisˈitively adverb inquisˈitiveness noun inquisˈitor noun - Someone who inquires, esp with undue pertinacity or searchingness
- An official inquirer
- A member of the Inquisition tribunal
inquisitōˈrial (or /-törˈ/) adjective - Relating to an inquisitor or inquisition
- Unduly pertinacious in interrogation
- Used of criminal proceedings in which the prosecutor is also judge, or in which the trial is held in secret (law)
inquisitoˈrially adverb inquisitoˈrialness noun inquisˈitress noun (archaic) A female inquisitor inquisitūˈrient adjective (Milton) Eager to act as inquisitor Grand Inquisitor The head of a court of Inquisition |