inquisition
🇺🇸
/ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃn/
noun
R
A group in the past that punished people who went against the Roman Catholic Church's beliefs, mainly from the 1400s to the 1600s.
During the historical inquisition, many people faced severe consequences for their beliefs.
歷史上的宗教裁判所
R
A set of questions that someone asks you, sometimes in a way that feels uncomfortable or annoying.
My parents gave me an inquisition about where I was going and who I was going with.
父母對我的行蹤進行了仔細的詢問
translation
宗教裁判所, 盤問
詞形變化
Plural
inquisitions