examination
/ɪgˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/noun
1
- a detailed inspection or investigation检查; 调查：
an examination of marketing behaviour
市场行为调查
a medical examination is conducted without delay.
及时进行体检。
1.1
- mass noun the action or process of conducting such an inspection or investigation（指动作或过程）检查; 调查：
the role of the planning system has come under increasing critical examination.
计划体制的作用已在接受越来越严格的调查。
2
- a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a particular subject or skill（正规）考试：
he scraped through the examinations at the end of his first year.
第一年年底, 他各门考试勉强及格。
3
- Law the formal questioning of a defendant or witness in court【律】（对被告或证人的）讯问。
词源
late Middle English （also in the sense 'testing （one's conscience） by a standard'）： via Old French from Latin examinatio（n-）, from examinare 'weigh, test' （see EXAMINE）.