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inquisition

音标[,inkwi'ziʃәn]

汉语翻译

n. 调查, 探究, 审理, 宗教裁判所
【医】调查, 审查

词型变化

形容词:inquisitional

英语解释

名词 inquisition:

a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)

例句

I am subjected to a lengthy inquisition into the state of my marriage and the size of my bank balance.
有关方面就我的婚姻状况以及银行存款余额对我进行了详细的调查。
I was subjected to a lengthy inquisition into the state of my bank balance.
有关方面就我的银行存款余额对我进行了详细的调查。
The police are following several lines of inquisition.
警方正沿几条线索进行调查。

详细解释

in.qui.si.tion

n.（名词）
The act of inquiring into a matter; an investigation.See Synonyms at inquiry
调查：对某事调查的行为；调查参见 inquiry
Law
【法律】
An inquest.
审讯
The verdict of a judicial inquiry.
法庭调查的裁决

Inquisition A tribunal formerly held in the Roman Catholic Church and directed at the suppression of heresy.
Inquisition 宗教法庭：曾设于罗马天主教堂的法庭，目的是对异教进行压制
An investigation that violates the privacy or rights of individuals.
侵犯或践踏个人隐私权和人权的调查
A rigorous, harsh interrogation.
严厉的，粗暴的质问

来源：
Middle English inquisicioun
中古英语 inquisicioun
from Old French inquisicion
源自古法语 inquisicion
from Latin inquosotiô inquosotiôn-
源自拉丁语 inquosotiô inquosotiôn-
from inquosotus [past participle of] inquorere [to inquire] * see inquire
源自 inquosotus [] inquorere的过去分词 [询问] *参见 inquire

【引伸】
in.quisi.tional
adj.（形容词）

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