in.quir.y

inquiry的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [inˈkwairi:, ˈinˌkwairi:, ˈinkwəri:, ˈiŋ-]也作 en.quir.y [enˈkwairi:, ˈenkwəri:]
KK音标发音： [ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪnˌkwaɪri, ˈɪnkwəri, ˈɪŋ-]也作 en.quir.y [ɛnˈkwaɪri, ˈɛnkwəri]

inquiry的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The act of inquiring.
询问

2. A question; a query.
质问；疑问

3. A close examination of a matter in a search for information or truth.
调查，审查：对某事进行彻底地调查从而寻求信息或真相

inquiry， inquest， inquisition， investigation， probe， research

4. The central meaning shared by these nouns is “a quest for knowledge, data, or truth”:
这些名词所共有的中心意思是“对知识、资料或真理的寻求”：

filed an inquiry about the lost shipment;
把有关丢失货物的调查归档；

holding an inquest to determine whether the dead man had been murdered;
通过验尸从而确定这位死者是否被谋杀；

refused to cooperate with the inquisition into her political activities;
拒绝为对她的政治行为所进行的调查给予合作；

a criminal investigation;
犯罪调查；

a probe into alleged police corruption;
对所谓的警察腐败问题进行调查；

scientific research.
科学研究