enquire

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enquire — 動詞

  • enquirepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • enquireshe / she / it
  • enquiredpast simple
  • enquiring-ing form

1. to ask someone for information on a particular topic — for example, asking at a

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

詢問；查詢

為了獲取資訊而提問

to ask someone for information on a particular topic — for example, asking at a hotel about room availability, or writing to a college to find out about course entry requirements.

例句

Rachid called the library to enquire about the opening hours.

Rachid 打電話到圖書館詢問開放時間。

enquire + about + noun phrase

Sumin wrote an email to enquire whether the art course still had places available.

Sumin 寫了一封電子郵件，詢問美術課程是否還有名額。

enquire + whether + clause

常見搭配
  • enquire about prices
  • enquire after someone's health
  • enquire into a matter
  • enquire within (signage)
同義詞
  • ask

    Everyday, neutral word; enquire is slightly more formal and more typical in written or professional contexts.

  • query

    Suggests questioning a specific detail or checking correctness, e.g., querying a bill or a figure.

  • investigate

    Much stronger in depth; implies a systematic examination (enquire into covers a lighter version of this).

反義詞
  • answer

    Answer is the response to an enquiry, not the act of asking.

  • ignore

    To ignore a topic is to make no effort to ask about it.

文法句型

enquire + about + noun phrase

enquire + whether/if + clause

enquire + after + someone (wellbeing)

enquire + into + noun phrase (formal investigation)

用法筆記

Enquire is the standard British English spelling; American English prefers inquire. Within British English, some writers use enquire for everyday asking (e.g., 'enquire about train times') and inquire for formal investigations (e.g., 'inquire into a crime'), though many use them interchangeably. The noun forms follow the same pattern: enquiry (BrE) and inquiry (AmE, or BrE formal).

常見錯誤

I need to enquire you about the train schedule.
I need to enquire about the train schedule.
Enquire is intransitive; you cannot enquire somebody directly. Use ask somebody or enquire of somebody (formal).
The police will enquire the robbery.
The police will investigate the robbery.' or ✅ 'The police will enquire into the robbery.
For a formal investigation, enquire into (+ preposition) or investigate is required.
片語動詞

enquire after

phrasal verb

To ask for information about someone's health or well-being.

問候（健康狀況）

Maya called her grandmother to enquire after her health.

Did you enquire after Tom's recovery from his surgery?

enquire into

phrasal verb

To try to discover the facts about something by asking questions.

調查

The committee will enquire into the cause of the accident.

A journalist is enquiring into the company's financial records.

enquire of

phrasal verb

To ask someone for information.

詢問（某人）

I need to enquire of the manager about the refund policy.

She enquired of her neighbor whether the train had arrived.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • enquire about availability
  • enquire about prices
  • enquire about details
  • enquire about the cost

副詞搭配

  • politely enquire
  • further enquire
  • specifically enquire
  • formally enquire

常用片語

  • enquire within
  • enquire further
  • enquire whether / if
  • enquire as to

介系詞搭配