inquisitorial
英 [ɪn,kwɪzɪ'tɔːrɪəl]
美[ɪn,kwɪzə'torɪəl]
- adj. 严格审问的；好询问的；询问者的
英英释意
- 1. especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge
- 2. marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor;
- "the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism"
- "a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents"- Waldo Frank
- 3. having the authority to conduct official investigations;
- "the inquisitorial power of the Senate"