inquire

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v. 询问, 问明, 查究

发音

UK /ɪnˈkwaɪə/
UK /ɪŋˈkwaɪə/
US /ɪnˈkwaɪɹ/
US /ɪŋˈkwaɪɹ/

词形变化

inquired inquires 三单 inquires inquiring inquiring 现在分词 inquired 过去式 inquired 过去分词

别名

enquire

教材释义与例句

动词

询问；查究；询价

动词

询问；查究；问明

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To ask (about something).

    询问

    打听

    澳大利亚 加拿大 美国 及物/不及物 不及物

    May I inquire to whom I have the honor of speaking?

  2. 2.

    To make an inquiry or an investigation.

    及物/不及物 不及物

    Police are already inquiring into the incident.

  3. 3.

    To call; to name.

    及物/不及物 废旧 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

ask wonder investigate enquire

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

inquire after 问候 inquire of

词源

From Latin inquīrō (“to seek for”), composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Displaced Middle English enqueren (from Old French enquerre, of the same source) and native Middle English speir (“ask, inquire”).

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