interrogate
/ɪnˈterəʊgeɪt/verb
with obj.
1- ask questions of (someone, especially a suspect or a prisoner) closely, aggressively, or formally讯问; 审问; 质问。
1.1
- Computing obtain data from (a computer file, database, storage device, or terminal)【计算机】（从计算机文档、数据库、存储器或终端内）获取信息, 询问。
1.2
- (of an electronic device) transmit a signal to (another device, especially one on a vehicle) to obtain a response giving information about identity, condition, etc（电子仪器）发信号询问（尤指对运载工具上的仪器）。
派生词
interrogator
noun词源
late 15th cent.: from Latin interrogat- 'questioned'， from the verb interrogare, from inter- 'between' + rogare 'ask'.