inquiry(n.)
15世纪初, enquery,“对事实进行司法审查以确定真相”; 15世纪中期的一般意义上,“尝试学习某事物,进行询问的行为或事实”,可能是从 enqueren “询问”(见 inquire)发展而来的盎格鲁-法语名词。从16世纪中期开始重新拼写以符合拉丁语。
There is one word of caution, however, to be given to those who renounce inquiry; it is that they cannot retain the right to condemn inquirers. [Benjamin Jowett, "On the Interpretation of Scripture," in "Essays and Reviews," 1860]
然而,对于那些放弃探究的人,有一个警告要给予,那就是他们不能保留谴责探究者的权利。[本杰明·乔维特,“论圣经的解释”,收录于“论文与评论”,1860年]
该词起源时间:15世纪初