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inquest

UK /ˈɪŋkwest/US /ˈɪŋkwest/

词源

源自中古英语 'enqueste',来自古法语 'enqueste',最终源自拉丁语 'inquirere',意为 '调查'。

noun

❶ 指对某人死亡原因或情况的正式调查,通常由验尸官或陪审团进行,以确定死亡是否涉及犯罪或意外。

“The coroner held an inquest to determine the cause of death.”

(验尸官进行了死因调查以确定死亡原因。)

“The inquest revealed that the victim had died of natural causes.”

(调查显示受害者死于自然原因。)

同义词:inquiry, investigation, probe

常见短语

coroner's inquest — 由验尸官主持的正式调查,通常用于确定非自然死亡的原因。

“The coroner's inquest concluded that the death was a homicide.”

(验尸官的调查结论是死亡为他杀。)