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語源

From 中期英語 interrogacion, from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogātiō, from interrogō, from inter- (“between; among”) + rogō (“to ask; to request”). Equivalent to inter- +‎ rogation or interrogate +‎ -ion.

発音

• IPA: /ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
• 韻: -eɪʃən

名詞

interrogation (countable and uncountable, plural interrogations)

1. The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.

   Synonym: questioning

   • 1936 April, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “[Unfinished Poems.] Coriolan. I. Triumphal March.”, in Collected Poems 1909–1935, London: Faber & Faber […], published September 1954, →OCLC, page 136:

     There is no interrogation in his eyes / Or in the hands, quiet over the horse's neck, / And the eyes watchful, waiting, perceiving, indifferent.

   • 2021 October 5, Gessica Puccini, “Lang Belta: the Belter language from SYFY/Amazon’s The Expanse”, in Lingoblog‎:

     As an isolating language Belter Creole is rich in particles. Particles are used to indicate both negation and interrogation: na is the negative particle and it is placed before the verb

2. A question put; an inquiry.
3. (dated) A question mark.

使用する際の注意点

• Generally used with the preposition under: "He is under interrogation about last night's events."

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