| 正面 | 1813.investigate 英 [ɪn'vestɪgeɪt]美 [ɪn'vɛstɪɡet]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1. 音译“高尔夫”。v. 调查；研究 例句： 1. We were asked to investigate the alleged inconsistencies in his evidence.我们被要求对他证词中的前后矛盾之处进行调查。 investigate 调查，侦查in-,进入，使，vestige,脚印，踪迹，残余。即跟踪脚印，引申词义调查，侦查。 investigateinvestigate: [16] To investigate something is etymologically to look for traces, or ‘vestiges’, of it. The word comes from Latin investīgāre ‘search into’, a compound verb based on vestīgāre ‘track, trace’. This in turn was a derivative of vestīgium ‘footprint’, hence ‘track, trace’ (source of English vestige).=> vestigeinvestigate (v.)c. 1500, back-formation from investigation, or else from Latin investigatus, past participle of investigare "to trace out, search after" (see investigation). Related: Investigated; investigating." |