in·quest
noun/ˈɪŋkwest/
/ˈɪŋkwest/
- an official investigation to find out the cause of somebody’s death, especially when it has not happened naturally
死因审理；验尸；勘验 - An inquest was held to discover the cause of death.
对死亡原因进行了调查。 - inquest (on/into something) a coroner’s inquest into his death
进行验尸以探究他的死因 - At the inquest they heard that the car had driven off after the accident.
在调查中，他们得知这辆车在事故发生后就开走了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2- An elderly woman froze to death, an inquest heard yesterday.
调查团昨日审理了老妇冻死一案。 - An inquest found that the deceased had died of a drugs overdose.
验尸发现死者死于用药过量。 - The court ordered a fresh inquest into the tragedy.
法庭下令对那起惨案重新进行死因调查。 - The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death.
验尸后的结论是意外死亡。 - an inquest on three fishermen
对 3 位渔民的死因调查 - There will be a coroner's inquest into his death.
将进行验尸以探究他的死因。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- fresh
- coroner’s
- …
- conduct
- hold
- order
- …
- open
- hear something
- decide something
- …
- jury
- verdict
- at a/the inquest
- inquest into
- inquest on
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- An inquest was held to discover the cause of death.
- inquest (on/into something) a discussion about something that has failed
（对失败的事进行的）讨论 - An inquest was held on the team's poor performance.
对该队在比赛中的差劲表现进行了检讨。 - There will inevitably be an inquest into the team's poor performance.
对该队的差劲表现必然要进行检讨。
- An inquest was held on the team's poor performance.
Word OriginMiddle English from Old French enqueste, based on Latin inquirere (based on quaerere ‘seek’).