enquire

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #21515

v. 询问

发音

UK /ɛnˈkwaɪə/
其它
UK /ɪn-/
US /ɛnˈkwaɪɹ/
US /ɪn-/
US /ɪŋ-/

词形变化

enquired enquires 三单 enquires enquirest enquireth enquiring enquiring 现在分词 enquired 过去式 enquired 过去分词

别名

inquere

教材释义与例句

动词

询问；调查；问候（等于inquire）

动词

询问；打听

释义与例句

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    British English form of inquire.

    He enquired about the availability of rental bicycles in the town.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

ask wonder investigate inquire

上位词 6

question communicate examine probe query intercommunicate

下位词 7

question request spy consult pry interrogate query

近义相关 1

ask

相关短语

enquire after 询问,探询,问候 inquire after 问候 inquire of

词源

From Old French enquerre, from en- + querre (“to search, to look for”), from Latin quaerere, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”).

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