大家在平時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中，會(huì)把enquire 與inquire弄混淆嗎？今天，小編來(lái)為大家講解enquire 與inquire的區(qū)別：

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(gè)單詞均源自法語(yǔ)詞匯enquerre,來(lái)源于一個(gè)拉丁詞匯inquirere的變種，基于詞匯quaerere(尋求)。現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)詞匯的很多單詞均來(lái)源于這個(gè)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(wèn)題)。

Enquire和inquire這兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞傳統(tǒng)意義上的區(qū)別在于：Enquire的一般意義為“詢問(wèn)”，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(dòng)詞，表示“詢問(wèn)”，作為名詞表示“疑問(wèn)”。即To query – means to question, to ask a question about.

Could I enquire about your mother's health?

我可以詢問(wèn)下你母親的健康狀況么?

I have a query about what you said.

我對(duì)你說(shuō)的話保有疑問(wèn)。

She inquired about the library's rare books collection.

她調(diào)查了圖書館稀有的藏書。

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(shí)際上，enquire和它的名詞形式enquiry常用語(yǔ)英式英語(yǔ)中，而inquire和其名詞形式inquiry則在美式英語(yǔ)中更為常見(jiàn)。這兩個(gè)單詞在使用方式上并無(wú)其他明顯的差別。在一些特殊場(chǎng)合中會(huì)要求只使用inquire/inquiry或者enquire/enquiry。

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?

我可以問(wèn)一下票價(jià)嗎?

Every enquiry is very welcome.

歡迎每條咨詢。

大家在平時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中，會(huì)把enquire 與inquire弄混淆嗎？今天，小編來(lái)為大家講解enquire 與inquire的區(qū)別：

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(gè)單詞均源自法語(yǔ)詞匯enquerre,來(lái)源于一個(gè)拉丁詞匯inquirere的變種，基于詞匯quaerere(尋求)?，F(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)詞匯的很多單詞均來(lái)源于這個(gè)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(wèn)題)。

Enquire和inquire這兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞傳統(tǒng)意義上的區(qū)別在于：Enquire的一般意義為“詢問(wèn)”，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(dòng)詞，表示“詢問(wèn)”，作為名詞表示“疑問(wèn)”。即To query – means to question, to ask a question about.

Could I enquire about your mother's health?

我可以詢問(wèn)下你母親的健康狀況么?

I have a query about what you said.

我對(duì)你說(shuō)的話保有疑問(wèn)。

She inquired about the library's rare books collection.

她調(diào)查了圖書館稀有的藏書。

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(shí)際上，enquire和它的名詞形式enquiry常用語(yǔ)英式英語(yǔ)中，而inquire和其名詞形式inquiry則在美式英語(yǔ)中更為常見(jiàn)。這兩個(gè)單詞在使用方式上并無(wú)其他明顯的差別。在一些特殊場(chǎng)合中會(huì)要求只使用inquire/inquiry或者enquire/enquiry。

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?

我可以問(wèn)一下票價(jià)嗎?

Every enquiry is very welcome.

歡迎每條咨詢。