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Investigation Find Details Gathering Evidence Meaning Crime 英

英语单词 investigation
英美音标 英 [ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn] 美 [ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn]
中文释义 n.调查
英语例句 (1) The accident is under investigation.
(2) He has promised a thorough investigation into the affair.
(3) We were greatly aided in our investigation by the cooperation of the police.
(4) The investigation was carried out under the direction of a senior police officer.
中文例句 (1) 这一事故正在调查之中。
(2) 他已答应彻查此事。
(3) 我们在调查的过程中得到警方的大力协助。
(4) 调查是在一位高级警官的指导下进行的。
vocabulary简明 If something has gone missing, conduct an investigation to find it. To do this, seek out details associated with its disappearance, asking questions and gathering evidence in order to find out what happened to it.
vocabulary扩展 If you watch a lot of detective shows, it won’t surprise you to learn that the noun investigation traces back to the Latin words in-, meaning “into,” and vestigium, meaning “footprint, track.” An investigation may not always involve people looking for footprints at a crime scene, but that methodical gathering of details and other evidence associated with a crime or wrongdoing is at the heart of any investigation.

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