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serve as (the) inquisitor for [case/institution]
此处指官方任命的调查官或审问官，多用于历史或司法语境。
He served as the inquisitor for the king's court.
他曾担任国王法庭的审问官。
苛刻的询问者；严厉的审问者
inquisitors — plural of inquisitor
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苛刻的询问者；严厉的审问者
a person who questions someone in a harsh or overly severe way
He served as the inquisitor for the king's court.
他曾担任国王法庭的审问官。
常带贬义，指追问得过于严厉
询问者,尤指刨根问底或冷酷无情的人。
A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
The reporter was known as a tough inquisitor who never let politicians avoid a question.
这位记者以严厉的审问者著称，从不允许政客回避问题。
During the debate, her role as an inquisitor made the panel uncomfortable, but her questions were fair.
辩论中，她作为审问者的角色让专家组感到不安，但她的提问是公正的。
He faced the inquisitor in the meeting and answered every question with calm confidence.
他在会议上面对那位严厉的询问者，冷静自信地回答了每一个问题。
此处指官方任命的调查官或审问官，多用于历史或司法语境。
He served as the inquisitor for the king's court.
他曾担任国王法庭的审问官。
作比喻用法，强调追问时严厉、苛刻的态度。
She questioned the suspect like an inquisitor, allowing no evasive answer.
她像审问者一样讯问嫌疑人，不容许任何含糊其辞的回答。
使用所有格时，通常强调其严厉或威严的特征。
The inquisitor's tone made the witness nervous.
审问者的语气让证人感到紧张。
Not this
The detective inquisitors the suspect all night.
Use this
The detective interrogates the suspect all night.
inquisitor 是名词，意为“审问者”，不能直接加 -s 作动词。表示“审问”这一动作应用动词 interrogate 或 question。
Not this
He is very inquisitor and always asks personal questions.
Use this
He is very inquisitive and always asks personal questions.
inquisitor 是名词，表示“审问者”；表示“好奇的、爱打听的”应用形容词 inquisitive。这里需要形容词作表语，因此用 inquisitive。
Not this
The inquisitor lasted for two hours.
Use this
The interrogation lasted for two hours.
inquisitor 指人（审问者），不指“审问”这一行为。表示“审讯、盘问”的过程应用 interrogation 或 inquisition。这里需要事件名词，所以用 interrogation。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
大宗教裁判官
The Grand Inquisitor ordered the burning of the heretical books.
大宗教裁判官下令焚毁异端书籍。
扮演审问者，进行严厉盘问
In the meeting, she played the inquisitor, demanding to know every detail of the budget.
会上她扮演起审问者的角色，要求知道预算的每一个细节。
严厉的审问者
The harsh inquisitor refused to accept the prisoner's repeated denials.
严厉的审问者拒绝接受囚犯反复的否认。
教会法庭的审问官
The ecclesiastical inquisitor questioned the monk about his secret writings.
教会法庭的审问官就修士的秘密著作对他进行盘问。
狂热的宗教裁判官
The zealous inquisitor saw heresy in every unguarded remark.
狂热的宗教裁判官在每一句不当言论中都看到异端。
我就是大审判官。
The Grand Inquisitor, a former Jedi Temple Guard, says this when he reveals himself to the rebels.
大审判官曾是绝地圣殿守卫，他在向义军现身时说了这句话。
宗教大法官
In Dostoevsky's The Grand Inquisitor, the old cardinal tells Christ that people are happier with miracles and mystery than with freedom.
在陀思妥耶夫斯基的《宗教大法官》中，这位老红衣主教告诉基督，人们更愿意靠奇迹和神秘而非自由来获得幸福。
Use inquisitors naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象宗教裁判所的审问官：inquisitor 总在苛刻地连环追问，记住‘问到底的人’= 审问官。
语域：formal 常见场景：historical or ecclesiastical texts、formal or literary prose 该词有两个主要含义：一是历史上宗教裁判所的官员，二是在正式或文学语境中指提问苛刻的人。两种用法都偏正式，多出现在书面语中，日常口语中不常见。
真正与 inquisitor 押韵的是 visitor（重读元音及之后均为 /ɪzɪtə/）。depositor 只共享非重读词尾 /zɪtə/，重读元音不同（/ɒ/），不算押韵。solicitor、editor、monitor、auditor 拼写以 -itor 结尾，但分别读作 /sɪtə/ 或 /ɪtə/，与 /zɪtə/ 不同，是易混淆的形近词。
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