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investigation

英 [ɪn,vestɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [ɪn,vɛstɪ'ɡeʃən]

解释

n. 调查；调查研究

※ 提供单词"investigation"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

investigation (n.): early 15c., from Old French investigacion (14c.), from Latin investigationem (nominative investigatio) "a searching into, a searching for," noun of action from past participle stem of investigare "to trace out, search after," from in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + vestigare "to track, trace," from vestigium "footprint, track" (see vestige).

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例句和用法

1. The allegations are serious enough to warrant an investigation.: 这些指控很严重，有必要进行一番调查。

2. An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.: 调查已经展开，以查明灾难是如何发生的。

3. Despite a thorough investigation, no trace of Dr Southwell has been found.: 尽管进行了彻底的调查，还是没有发现索思韦尔博士的任何踪迹。

4. Apart from criminal investigation techniques, students learn forensic medicine, philosophy and logic.: 除罪案调查技巧外，学生们还要学习法医学、哲学和逻辑学。

5. But as the investigation continued, the plot began to thicken.: 但是随着调查的继续深入，情况开始变得复杂起来。