inquiry noun
or chiefly British enquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪri/ /ˈɪnkwəri/ plural inquiries
or chiefly British enquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪri/ /ˈɪnkwəri/ plural inquiries
Learner's definition of INQUIRY
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[count] : a request for information詢問;打聽 —
often + into 2
[count] : an official effort to collect and examine information about something : investigation官方調查;正式調查 —
often + into ◊ In British English, a person who is being questioned by the police as a suspect or a witness is said to be helping the police with their inquiries.協助警方調查
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[noncount] : the act of asking questions in order to gather or collect information查問;探究;調查 -
Further inquiry showed that he had visited the city twice before.進一步的調查顯示,之前他曾來過這個城市兩次。
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scientific/academic inquiry科學/學術探索
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The police are pursuing a new line of inquiry.警方正沿着一條新線索進行調查。