inquiry

問い合わせ、質問

何かを知るために尋ねる質問や情報の求め。

やさしい英語で： A question or request to find out something.

• Thank you for your inquiry.
• She made an inquiry about train times.
• We received several inquiries from customers yesterday.

使い方： inquiry about something (I sent an inquiry about the cost of the course.)

類義語： question, query

よく使う表現： make an inquiry, customer inquiry, inquiry about something

調査、探究

物事を理解したり、何が起きたか知ったりするために事実を詳しく調べること。

やさしい英語で： A careful search for facts to understand something or find out what happened.

• The government ordered an inquiry.
• Scientific inquiry depends on good evidence.
• The inquiry into the fire lasted six months.

使い方： inquiry into something (An inquiry into the accident began on Monday.)

類義語： investigation, examination, research

よく使う表現： public inquiry, scientific inquiry, inquiry into something