Word · Frequency #2067
inquiry
询问；打听；查询；质询
an act of asking for information
- 1.
The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
询问的行为；通过提问寻求信息；询问；问题或提问。
- 2.
a search for knowledge
知识的探索
- 3.
A search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; inquest.
对真理、信息或知识的搜索；事实或原则的检查；研究；调查；审讯。
- 4.
an instance of questioning
提问的实例
- 5.
a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
对公共利益事项的系统调查
调查；探索；探究；询盘；询价；询问的行为；通过提问寻求信息；询问；问题或提问。；知识的探索；对真理、信息或知识的搜索；事实或原则的检查；研究；调查；审讯。
In use
The manager promised a full inquiry into the customer's complaint.
Her scientific inquiry led to an important discovery.
Please send your inquiry to our support team.
we made inquiries of all those who were present
make an inquiry about sth
She made an inquiry about the course.
她询问了课程的情况。
inquiry into sth
常用于正式调查
The government launched an inquiry into the scandal.
政府对此丑闻展开了调查。
inquiry (as to whether/what...)
Connections
Collocations
- make an inquiry
- 进行询问
- She made an inquiry about the train schedule.她询问了火车时刻表。
- conduct an inquiry
- 开展调查
- The committee will conduct an inquiry into the accident.委员会将对事故展开调查。
- inquiry into
- 对……的调查
- There will be a formal inquiry into the scandal.将对这起丑闻进行正式调查。
- inquiry about
- 关于……的询问
- We received several inquiries about our products.我们收到了几个关于我们产品的询问。
- line of inquiry
- 调查方向
- The police are pursuing a new line of inquiry.警方正在沿着新的调查方向跟进。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'in + quiry（类似query查询）'，即'进入查询状态'，表示调查、询问。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：official investigation、academic research 作为名词表“调查”时，inquiry 通常为正式用语，多用于正式报告或学术讨论。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-iry' vary in pronunciation. 'Inquiry' (/ɪnˈkwaɪri/) has a long 'i' sound (/aɪ/), while these lookalikes have different vowels ('query' /ɪ/, 'quarry' /ɔ/, 'sherry' /ɛ/, 'worry' & 'hurry' & 'curry' /ʌ/). None rhyme exactly with 'inquiry'.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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