核心畫面

Picture someone who does not accept the first story: they go back over the ground, pick things up, ask again, and keep going until the truth shows. Investigate is always slow and deliberate — it is the opposite of at something and moving on.

可以想成:一個不接受「第一種說法」的人,他回到現場,把東西一件件翻起來,重新問一次,一直做到真相自己浮出來為止。in更多收起可以想成:一個不接受「第一種說法」的人,他回到現場,把東西一件件翻起來,重新問一次,一直做到真相自己浮出來為止。investigate 的動作永遠是慢的、有步驟的——它跟「看一眼就下結論」剛好相反,所以英文用這個字時,通常表示有一整套過程在跑。

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

investigateverb/ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/

  • 1

    To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.

    • to investigate the causes of natural phenomena
    • He was asked to investigate a robbery.
  • 2

    To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.

    • to investigate an unsolved murder
  • 3

    To conduct an inquiry or examination.

    • "Why don't you investigate?" he demanded. And investigate I did.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。