inquiry

inquiry, investigation, research, survey

名词 inquiry:

1. a search for knowledge
   同义词：enquiry, research
2. an instance of questioning
   同义词：question, enquiry, query, interrogation
3. a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
   同义词：enquiry

1. We made an application to the court for an inquiry.
   我们曾请求法院调查。
2. In response to your inquiry ...
   兹答覆您的询问 ...
3. The inquiry was critical of her work.
   该项调查对她的工作提出了批评。
4. They've promised a thorough inquiry into the plane crash.
   他们答应对这次飞机失事进行彻底的调查。
5. The police are making inquiries about the crime.
   警方正在询问罪案的情况。

in.quir.y

n.（名词）
【复数】 in.quir.ies 缩写 inq.
The act of inquiring.
询问
A question; a query.
质问；疑问
A close examination of a matter in a search for information or truth.
调查，审查：对某事进行彻底地调查从而寻求信息或真相

<参考词汇><同义词>inquiry,inquest,inquisition,investigation,probe,researchThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a quest for knowledge, data, or truth.:
这些名词所共有的中心意思是.对知识、资料或真理的寻求.：
例句：
filed an inquiry about the lost shipment;
把有关丢失货物的调查归档；

例句：
holding an inquest to determine whether the dead man had been murdered;
通过验尸从而确定这位死者是否被谋杀；

例句：
refused to cooperate with the inquisition into her political activities;
拒绝为对她的政治行为所进行的调查给予合作；

例句：
a criminal investigation;
犯罪调查；

例句：
a probe into alleged police corruption;
对所谓的警察腐败问题进行调查；

例句：
scientific research.
科学研究