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que·ry /ˈkwɪri, ˈkwɛr-/
查詢疑問,疑問號,質問(vt.)(vi.)詢問,質問
query
查詢
Que·ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Queried p. pr. & vb. n. Querying.]
1. To put questions about; to elicit by questioning; to inquire into; as, to query the items or the amount; to query the motive or the fact.
2. To address questions to; to examine by questions.
3. To doubt of; to regard with incredulity.
4. To write “ query” (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. See Quære.
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Que·ry n.; pl. Queries
1. A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.
I shall conclude with proposing only some queries, in order to a . . . search to be made by others. --Sir I. Newton.
2. A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity.
3. An interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a doubt.
Que·ry, v. i.
1. To ask questions; to make inquiry.
Each prompt to query, answer, and debate. --Pope.
2. To have a doubt; as, I query if he is right.
query
n : an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my
training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were
present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, interrogation]
[ant: answer]
v : pose a question [syn: question]
[also: queried]