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the Inquisition
指历史机构时，Inquisition 首字母大写，并常与定冠词 the 连用；小写则表示‘调查、盘问’等普通含义。
The Inquisition was established by the Catholic Church to suppress heresy.
宗教裁判所由天主教会设立，用以镇压异端。
宗教裁判所
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
宗教裁判所
a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232–1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
The Inquisition was established by the Catholic Church to suppress heresy.
宗教裁判所由天主教会设立，用以镇压异端。
对某事真相的询问或调查。
An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
罗马天主教会的旧法庭(1232-1820年),旨在发现和镇压异端
a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
审问；侦查。
An inquest.
严厉的审讯(常侵犯个人权利或隐私)
a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
The inquisition was a church court that punished people for heresy in medieval times.
宗教裁判所是中世纪时期惩罚异端人士的教会法庭。
Our teacher showed us old records describing trials held by the inquisition.
老师给我们看了描述宗教裁判所审判的旧记录。
The story in the book is about a woman who was taken before the inquisition for her religious beliefs.
书中的故事讲述了一位女性因宗教信仰被带到宗教裁判所受审的经历。
指历史机构时，Inquisition 首字母大写，并常与定冠词 the 连用；小写则表示‘调查、盘问’等普通含义。
The Inquisition was established by the Catholic Church to suppress heresy.
宗教裁判所由天主教会设立，用以镇压异端。
表示‘调查、盘问’时为可数名词，多用不定冠词 an，后用 into/about 引出调查对象；语气比 investigation 更严厉，常含指责或刨根问底之意。
The committee conducted a long inquisition into the scandal.
委员会对那起丑闻进行了长时间的调查。
Not this
The police inquisitioned the suspect.
Use this
The police interrogated the suspect.
inquisition 是名词，不能加 -ed 作动词使用。表达“审讯”应用动词 interrogate（或 question）。
Not this
Inquisition was a religious court in medieval Europe.
Use this
The Inquisition was a religious court in medieval Europe.
此处指历史上的“宗教裁判所”，是专有机构，须加定冠词 the。中文无冠词，漏用 the 是常见错误。
Not this
The company is under inquisition for financial fraud.
Use this
The company is under investigation for financial fraud.
inquisition 虽有“调查”义，但多指宗教审判或严厉审讯；普通案件的调查应用 investigation。直接将“调查”一律译作 inquisition 不自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
西班牙宗教裁判所
The Spanish Inquisition was notorious for its brutal methods.
西班牙宗教裁判所以其残忍的手段而臭名昭著。
在宗教裁判所时期
Many writers were silenced during the Inquisition.
宗教裁判所时期，许多作家遭到压制。
受到宗教裁判所审判
He was tried by the Inquisition and sentenced to imprisonment.
他受到宗教裁判所审判，并被判处监禁。
宗教裁判所的手段
The Inquisition's methods were often harsh.
宗教裁判所的手段往往很严酷。
严厉的盘问；刨根问底的追问（源自历史上审讯异端的西班牙宗教裁判所）
I got the Spanish Inquisition from my parents when I came home after midnight.
我半夜回家后，父母对我进行了一番严厉的盘问。
没人预料得到西班牙宗教裁判所！
This catchphrase comes from Monty Python's comedy sketch 'The Spanish Inquisition'.
这句经典台词出自蒙提·派森的喜剧短剧《西班牙宗教裁判所》。
宗教裁判所！真是精彩的表演！
This song lyric is from Mel Brooks' musical number 'The Inquisition' in the film 'History of the World, Part I'.
这句歌词出自梅尔·布鲁克斯的电影《世界史第一部》中的歌舞片段《宗教裁判所》。
Use Inquisition naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
inquisition 音近“因窥视审问”：因想窥探真相而严加审问调查，联想中世纪宗教裁判所的拷问。记住 in-（进入）+ quis（问）→ 深入追问。
语域：formal 常见场景：historical studies、church history、academic writing 该词指罗马天主教会历史上的审判机构，多用于历史、宗教或学术语境，正式程度较高。
指历史机构时常写作 the Inquisition（大写、带定冠词）；作普通名词意为“调查/盘问”时可数。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.