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許昌翻譯公司教你 enquire & inquire 詞匯辨析
許昌翻譯公司教你 enquire & inquire 詞匯辨析
Both words derive from the Old French enquerre, from a variant of the Latin inquirere, based on quaerere 'seek'. The same root word can be seen in various modern English words, including acquire, require, conquer, quest, request, inquest, and question.
這兩個單詞均源自法語詞匯enquerre,來源于一個拉丁詞匯inquirere的變種，基于詞匯quaerere（尋求）。現(xiàn)代英語詞匯的很多單詞均來源于這個詞匯，包括acquire（獲得），require（需要），conquer（征服），quest（追求），request（要求），inquest（審訊），和question（問題）。
Enquire和inquire這兩個動詞傳統(tǒng)意義上的區(qū)別在于：Enquire的一般意義為“詢問”，To enquire – to ask for information。Inquire的含義為“做正式的調(diào)查”，To inquire – to make a formal investigation。另外Query作為動詞，表示“詢問”，作為名詞表示“疑問”。即To query – means to question, to ask a question about.
Could I enquire about your mother's health?
我可以詢問下你母親的健康狀況么？
She inquired about the library's rare books collection.
她調(diào)查了圖書館稀有的藏書。
I have a query about what you said.
我對你說的話保有疑問。
In practice, however, enquire, and the associated noun enquiry, are more common in British English while inquire (and the noun inquiry) are more common in American English, but otherwise there is little discernible distinction in the way the words are used. Some style guides require that only inquire or only enquire be used.
實際上，enquire和它的名詞形式enquiry常用語英式英語中，而inquire和其名詞形式inquiry則在美式英語中更為常見。這兩個單詞在使用方式上并無其他明顯的差別。在一些特殊場合中會要求只使用inquire/inquiry或者enquire/enquiry。
Every enquiry is very welcome.
歡迎每條咨詢。
Adam helped the police with their inquiries.
亞當(dāng)協(xié)助警方進(jìn)行調(diào)查。
Shall I inquire about the price of tickets?