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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryin·quest \ˈin-ˌkwest\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French enqueste, from Vulgar Latin *inquaesta, feminine of *inquaestus, past participle of *inquaerere to inquire DATE 13th century1. a. a judicial or official inquiry or examination especially before a jury a coroner's inquest b. a body of people (as a jury) assembled to hold such an inquiry c. the finding of the jury upon such inquiry or the document recording it2. inquiry, investigationEnglish Etymologyinquest late 13c., an-queste "legal or judicial inquiry," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr.enqueste "inquiry," from fem. pp. of V.L. *inquirere "inquire" (see inquire).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7inquestin·quest / 5iNkwest / noun~ (on / into sth) 1. an official investigation to find out the cause of sb's death, especially when it has not happened naturally 死因审理；验尸；勘验: An inquest was held to discover the cause of death. 对死亡原因进行了调查。 a coroner's inquest into his death 进行验尸以探究他的死因 2. a discussion about sth that has failed (对失败的事进行的)讨论: An inquest was held on the team's poor performance. 对该队在比赛中的差劲表现进行了检讨。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishinquest noun ADJ. full | fresh | coroner's VERB + INQUEST conduct, hold | order The court ordered a fresh inquest into the tragedy. | open | adjourn | attend INQUEST + VERB open | hear sth An elderly woman froze to death, an inquest heard yesterday. | decide sth, find sth An inquest found that the deceased had died of a drugs overdose. | return a verdict The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death. INQUEST + NOUN jury | verdict PREP. at a/the ~ A verdict of suicide was recorded at the inquest. | ~ into an inquest into the team's poor performance | ~ on an inquest on three fishermen Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun Synonyms: INQUIRY 1, delving, inquisition, investigation, probe, probing, quest, researchWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: grand inquest , or inquest of officein·quest\ˈinˌkwest\ nounEtymology: Middle English enquest, inquest, from Old French enqueste, from feminine of (assumed) enquest, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin inquaestus, past participle of inquaerere to inquire — more at inquire1. a. : a judicial or official inquiry or examination especially before a jury < a coroner's inquest > < an inquest to fix damages > b. : a body of men especially a jury assembled to hold such an inquiry c. : the finding of the jury upon such inquiry or the document recording it2. : inquiry, investigation < a two-year inquest into the conduct of the executive — W.E.Binkley >Synonyms: see inquiry

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