fact-finding

/ˈfækt faɪndɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfækt faɪndɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

fact-finding — adjective

1. describing work that is carried out so a company, government, or other group can

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing work that is carried out so a company, government, or other group can gather reliable details before choosing what to do

例句

The senator sent a fact-finding team to the flooded villages.

fact-finding + team sent to collect reliable details

A fact-finding visit helped the charity understand why donations had fallen.

fact-finding + visit to learn why something changed

同義詞
  • investigative

    broader and often more formal; it can suggest looking for wrongdoing, not just gathering facts

  • exploratory

    often focuses on testing possibilities, while fact-finding stresses collecting reliable information

  • information-gathering

    plain descriptive alternative, but less fixed and less journalistic than fact-finding

文法句型

fact-finding + noun (team / visit / hearing / inquiry / meeting)

用法筆記

Usually used before nouns such as team, visit, mission, inquiry, or hearing. It suggests that people are still collecting evidence and have not yet moved on to a final decision or public judgment.

常見錯誤

❌The committee fact-finding the accident last week.
✅The committee carried out a fact-finding inquiry into the accident last week.
💡fact-finding usually works as an adjective before a noun, not as the main verb.
❌They made a fact-finding about the school fire.
✅They held a fact-finding meeting about the school fire.
💡fact-finding normally describes an inquiry, visit, team, or meeting rather than standing alone as a noun.