inquisition

Word family

in·qui·si·tion /ˌɪŋkwəˈzɪʃən/ noun

1. the Inquisition RRCa Roman Catholic organization in the past whose aim was to find and punish people who had unacceptable religious beliefs 〔昔日天主教惩罚异教徒的〕宗教法庭，异端裁判所

Examples from the Corpus

the Inquisition• Like the Catholic fundamentalists during the Inquisition, all fundamentalists want a social dictatorship where they are the dictators.• On Saturday morning, the inquisition had begun.• They lived under constant threat of exposure and extermination at the hands of the Inquisition, which monitored Christians' piety.• In a sense, unknowingly, he had already entered the kindergarten of the Inquisition.• One almost wonders about which side of the Inquisition he is on.• She was probably glad that the inquisition was over too, Sabine thought drily.• Here lay the road to the Inquisition.

2 [countableC usually singular]FIND OUT a series of questions that someone asks you in a threatening or unpleasant way 〔带威胁或令人不快的〕盘问，查问

I had to face a two-hour inquisition from my parents about where I’d been.

我只得面对父母长达两小时的盘问，问我去了哪儿。

Examples from the Corpus

inquisition• The detectives have turned the investigation into an inquisition.

the InquisitionInquisition, then

nan official Roman Catholic organization which tried to find and punish heretics (=people with unacceptable religious beliefs) during the middle ages, and which is known for the cruel ways that it tortured(torture) and killed people. The most famous part of the organization was the Spanish Inquisition, led in the 15th century by Tomás de torquemada.

Origin inquisition

(1300-1400) French Latin inquirere; → INQUIRE

in·qui·si·tion nounInquisition, then

LDOCE Online

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus

BNC: 16226 COCA: 22360

inquisition

Questioning and types of questions: question, inquiry, query...

🔍 牛津詞典🔍 朗文詞典 🎯🔍 劍橋詞典🔍 柯林斯詞典🔍 麥美倫詞典🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)

最近搜尋：

inquisition

🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典 🎯
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)