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Inquire Latin French 6784.Inquire 英 ɪn'kwaɪə]美 ɪn'kwaɪr 释义

正面 6784.inquire
英 [ɪn'kwaɪə]美 [ɪn'kwaɪr]

背面
释义:
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。

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。
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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