inquisition

[.inkwi'ziʃən]

n.调查, 审查, (罗马天主教的)宗教法庭

例句与用法：

I am subjected to a lengthy inquisition into the state of my marriage and the size of my bank balance.

有关方面就我的婚姻状况以及银行存款余额对我进行了详细的调查。

I was subjected to a lengthy inquisition into the state of my bank balance.

有关方面就我的银行存款余额对我进行了详细的调查。

The police are following several lines of inquisition.

警方正沿几条线索进行调查。

词形变化：

形容词: inquisitional |

详细释义：

n.

1. 调查, 查究[C][U][(+into)]

I was subjected to a lengthy inquisition by the tax inspector.

我受到税务稽查员长时间的查问。

2. 【律】审讯; 书面裁决[C][U]

3. (大写)(中世纪天主教审判异端的)宗教法庭[the S]; 宗教裁判[C]

4. 恣意镇压; 严密审讯[C][U]

an inquisition into the life of a dissenter

对一个持不同政见者一生的严密审讯