scru·ti·ny
noun/ˈskruːtəni/
/ˈskruːtəni/
[uncountable] (formal)- careful and complete examination
仔细检查；认真彻底的审查 - Her argument doesn't really stand up to scrutiny.
她的观点经不起认真推敲。 - Foreign policy has come under close scrutiny recently.
近来，政府的外交政策受到了认真彻底的审查。 - The documents should be available for public scrutiny.
这些文件须公之于世，交由公众审议。 - The situation is bound to come under the scrutiny of the public health authorities.
这种情况必然会受到公共卫生当局的审查。
Extra Examples- The company has come under intense scrutiny because of its environmental record.
这家公司因不良环保记录而受到严格检查。 - The testimony of the chief witness doesn't bear scrutiny.
主要证人的证词经不起推敲。 - The regulations have been subject to intense scrutiny.
这些规定受到了严格的审查。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- close
- critical
- …
- be subjected to
- come under
- submit to
- …
- under scrutiny
- scrutiny by
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin scrutinium, from scrutari ‘to search’ (originally ‘sort rubbish’, from scruta ‘rubbish’). Early use referred to the taking of individual votes in an election procedure. - Her argument doesn't really stand up to scrutiny.