n. 調查,審查;詢問,質問,質詢,追究;探究;打聽;
?? inquir=inquire詢問+y表名詞 →質詢
"Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem."
許多家長迫切要求調查這個問題.
近義:hunt, indagation, inquest, inquisition, inspection, investigation
反義:rejoinder, reply, response
n. 秘密,機密;秘訣;奧秘;
adj. 秘密的,機密的;神秘的;隱秘的;
?? se分開,離開,區別開+cret區別→分開來放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
權力無限的秘密警察
近義:arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反義:indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness