in·qui·si·tion
noun/ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃn/
/ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃn/
- the Inquisition[singular] the organization set up by the Roman Catholic Church to punish people who opposed its beliefs, especially from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century
（尤指 15 到 17 世纪天主教的）宗教裁判所，异端裁判所 - [countable] (formal or humorous) a series of questions that somebody asks you, especially when they ask them in an unpleasant way
一连串的提问；（尤指）盘问，责难 - She then subjected me to an inquisition about my romantic life.
然后她对我的感情生活进行了调查。
see also Spanish Inquisition - She then subjected me to an inquisition about my romantic life.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a searching examination): via Old French from Latin inquisitio(n-) ‘examination’, from the verb inquirere (based on quaerere ‘seek’).