Interrogation is the questioning itself — the process, the session, the stretch of time in which the questions keep coming. News talks of police interrogation; films show a bright room and a long night. The word keeps the hard edge of interrogate: official, often feared, aimed at getting facts.

Interrogation這個字 is the questioning itself指的就是「發問」這件事本身——the process, the session, the stretch of time也就是過程、那場訊問、那段時間，in which the questions keep coming問題不斷冒出來的。News talks of新聞會提到 police interrogation警方偵訊；films show則電影會演出 a bright room一間明亮的房間 and和 a long night漫漫長夜。The word這個字 keeps保留了 the hard edge of interrogate審問(interrogate)那種強硬的味道：official, often feared, aimed at getting facts官方、常令人害怕、目的是要問出事實。

Though actually, older grammar books called a question an interrogation, and a question mark an interrogation mark; you may still meet that in older British school English, but most people now just say question.

Though actually不過其實, older grammar books舊文法書 called把 a question問題 an interrogation稱作interrogation, and a question mark而問號 an interrogation mark叫做interrogation mark；you may still meet that你可能還是會在 in older British school English舊式英國學校英文裡碰到, but most people now但現在大部分人 just say question只講question。

There is also a technical use, a device's interrogation of a tag or a system, which is simply asking for data. In everyday talk, the police-and-pressure sense is the one learners meet first.

There is also有 a technical use一個技術上的用法, a device's interrogation of a tag or a system也就是裝置去讀取一個標籤或系統的資料, which is simply asking for data其實就是在要資料而已。In everyday talk在日常對話裡, the police-and-pressure sense警方施壓那種意思 is the one learners meet first是學習者最先碰到的。