单词乎

inquire

音标[in'kwaiә]

汉语翻译

vt. 询问, 问明, 查究
vi. 询问, 问明, 查究
【化】 询价
【经】 询价
相关词组:
inquire after
inquire for
inquire into
inquire of sb about sth

词型变化

副词:inquiringly 名词:inquirer 动词过去式:inquired 过去分词:inquired 现在分词:inquiring 第三人称单数:inquires 异体字:enquire 

词意辨析

ask, demand, inquire, question
这些动词均含有“问,询问”之意。
ask: 最普通用词,可与demand, inquire和question换用,但ask用于口语中,指提出问题让人回答。
demand: 指根据自己的权利、职责或身份认为有必要弄清情况而正式发问,常隐含命令对方回答的意味。
inquire: 较正式用词,指为得到真实情况而详细询问或调查了解。
question: 指因感到可疑或为了解情况,弄清究竟而发问,有时指一连串的发问。

英语解释

动词 inquire:

  1. inquire about
    同义词:ask, enquire
  2. have a wish or desire to know something
    同义词:wonder, enquire
  3. conduct an inquiry or investigation of
    同义词:investigate, enquire

例句

  1. He asked me to inquire after you.
    他要我问候你。
  2. The police will inquire into the cause of his death.
    警方将调查他的死因。
  3. We inquired the way of a boy.
    我们向一个男孩问路。
  4. I inquired of him about their work.
    我向他了解他们的工作情况。

详细解释


in.quire

v.(动词)
in.quired,in.quir.ing,in.quires
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To seek information by asking a question:
打听,问:通过提问题打听信息:
例句:
inquired about prices.
打听价格

To make an inquiry or investigation:
询问或调查:
例句:
inquire into the extent of the corruption.
对腐败的程度进行调查

v.tr.(及物动词)
To ask about.
询问
To ask:
提问:
例句:
.I am free to inquire what a work of art means to me.(Bernard Berenson)See Synonyms at ask
.我有权就一件艺术品对我的意义提问.(伯纳德·贝伦森)参见 ask


<常用词组>inquire after
To ask about the health or condition of.
问候:询问健康或状况
来源:
Middle English enquiren
中古英语 enquiren
from Old French enquerre
源自 古法语 enquerre
from Vulgar Latin *inquaerere
源自 俗拉丁语 *inquaerere
alteration of Latin inquorere
拉丁语 inquorere的变化
in- [into] * see in- 2
in- [内] *参见 in-2
quaerere [to seek]
quaerere [寻找]

【引伸】
inquir.er
n.(名词)
inquir.ingly
adv.(副词)

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