n.调查;询问;打听;查问
=enquiry(英).
We made an application to the court for an inquiry. 我们曾请求法院调查。
I'm not able to help you with your inquiry. 我对你的咨询无能为力。
He is fishing for information by a letter of inquiry. 他写信询问,希望打听一下消息。
Please quote us as soon as you receive our inquiry. 请接到我们的询价单后马上给我们报价。
参见:inquire
inquiry指“询问,打听”时,是可数名词,后面介词可以使用about。 Thanks for your inquiry about my health.谢谢你询问我的健康情况。
表示“询问某人时”用make inquires of sb。注意make inquire比make inquiry要更加普遍。
inquiry指“调查”时,也时可数名词,但接介词into,如a public inquiry into safety standards(针对安全标准的公开调查)。