inquisitorial
/ɪnˌkwɪzɪˈtɔːrɪəl/adjective
1- of or like an inquisitor审问官(似)的; 调查官(似)的。
1.1
- offensively prying爱多问的; 爱打听隐私的。
1.2
- Law (of a trial or legal procedure) in which the judge has an examining or enquiring role【律】(审讯, 法律程序)法官究问式的:
administration is accompanied by a form of inquisitorial justice.
行政管理伴有究问式司法的某种形式。比较ACCUSATORIAL, ADVERSARIAL.
派生词
inquisitorially
adverb词源
mid 18th cent.: from medieval Latin inquisitorius (from Latin inquisitor, from inquirere 'inquire') + -AL.