| 正面 | 6784.inquire 英 [ɪn'kwaɪə]美 [ɪn'kwaɪr] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1. con- "together" + tend- + -er.2. 也就是大家一起向四面八方拉扯、拉伸。=> stretch out (to different directions with others).3. 由此引申为:竞争、争斗、争论。vt. 询问;查究;问明vi. 询问;查究;询价 例句: 1. Inspectors were appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company.督查员受委派调查该公司的事务。 inquire 查询,询问in-,进入,使,-quir,问询,寻求,词源同query,question. inquire (v.)late 13c., from Old French enquerre "ask, inquire about" (Modern French enquérir), from Vulgar Latin *inquaerere, from Latin in- "into" (see in- (2)) + quaerere "ask, seek" (see query (v.)). Respelled 14c. on Latin model, but half-Latinized enquire still persists. Related: Inquired; inquiring; inquiringly." |
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