Word · Frequency #2472
enquiry
询问
核心释义
an act of asking for information
- 1.
知识的探索
a search for knowledge
- 2.
对公共利益事项的系统调查
a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
- 3.
提问的实例
an instance of questioning
调查；探究；探求；知识的探索；对公共利益事项的系统调查；提问的实例
用法In use
I made an enquiry about the train times at the station.
用法提示：这里 enquiry 是名词，表示“询问”，搭配 make an enquiry about 表示“就……提出询问”。
The receptionist answered all my enquiries politely.
用法提示：这里用复数 enquiries 表示多起询问，enquiry 意为“询问、打听”。
She sent an enquiry to the hotel to ask about room availability.
用法提示：句中 enquiry 是名词，指“咨询”，send an enquiry to 意为“向……发送询问”。
make an enquiry
I made an enquiry about the job opening.
我对这个职位空缺进行了询问。
enquiry into
enquiry into 常指正式调查。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- make an enquiry
- 进行询问
- I made an enquiry about the course fees.我就课程费用进行了询问。
- enquiry form
- 询问表
- Please fill in the enquiry form with your details.请填写询问表并提供您的详细信息。
- enquiry desk
- 问讯处
- The enquiry desk is located near the entrance.问讯处位于入口附近。
- enquiry letter
- 询函
- We sent an enquiry letter to the supplier.我们向供应商发送了一封询函。
- public enquiry
- 公众调查
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个人说‘恩？快问！’表示‘询问’。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于正式或商务语境，如‘提交询问’、‘进行调查’或‘商业询价’。日常口语中较少使用，更常见的是‘question’或‘inquiry’（美式英语）。注册因具体含义而异：一般询问偏中性，调查和询价偏正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'inquiry' rhymes exactly (stressed /aɪ/ + /ri/); other words end in '-ry' but have different vowel sounds (e.g., /æ/, /ʌ/, /ɛ/, /ɒ/, /ɛ/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.