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• inquiry

語源

From 中期英語 enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). The alternative form inquiry was subsequently respelled to conform to the original Latin spelling, as opposed to the Old French spelling.

発音

• (British) IPA: /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ɹi/, /ɛnˈk-/
• 韻: -aɪəɹi

名詞

enquiry (countable and uncountable, plural enquiries)

1. British form of inquiry.

   scientific enquiry

   An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (title of book by David Hume)

使用する際の注意点

• See the usage notes in the entry "inquiry".

派生語

• domestic enquiry

参照

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “enquiry”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.