inquest

noun

1. 死因审理；验尸；勘验
   an official investigation to find out the cause of sb's death, especially when it has not happened naturally
   1. An inquest was held to discover the cause of death.
      对死亡原因进行了调查。
   2. a coroner's inquest into his death
      进行验尸以探究他的死因
2. （对失败的事进行的）讨论
   a discussion about sth that has failed
   1. An inquest was held on the team's poor performance.
      对该队在比赛中的差劲表现进行了检讨。

1. N-COUNT (调查死因的)讯问
   When an inquest is held, a public official hears evidence about someone's death in order to find out the cause.
   1. The inquest into their deaths opened yesterday in Enniskillen.
      对他们死因的讯问昨天在恩尼斯基林进行。
2. N-COUNT (失败原因的)调查,查究
   You can refer to an investigation by the people involved into the causes of a defeat or failure as an inquest .
   1. His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster.
      昨晚政党领袖就选举惨败原因进行调查时,他提出了申辩。

1. The inquest will bring in a verdict of suicide.
   这次审讯将得出自杀的结论。
2. The inquest into their deaths opened yesterday in Enniskillen.
   对他们死因的讯问昨天在恩尼斯基林进行。
3. His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster.
   昨晚政党领袖就选举惨败原因进行调查时，他提出了申辩。
4. The three-year inquest into the case has proved nothing.
   对该案历时三年的调查毫无结果。
5. But, as for me, I come to the inquest with other senses than they possess.
   至于我呢，我要用他们所不具备的其它感觉来寻求答案。
6. The movie aims to prove that a 2007/ 8 inquest into Diana's death was a cover-up by the "establishment" and "dark forces," according to a statement from the film makers.
   据影片主创们发表的声明，拍摄这部影片是为了证明2007年至2008年度对戴安娜的死因展开的调查是当权派和黑暗势力掩盖事实真相的手段。
7. The inquest heard that Mr Ingham committed suicide after feeling depressed about events which had been going on in his personal life.
   审讯得知，英厄姆对个人生活中发生的事情感到抑郁，最终自杀身亡。
8. But he committed suicide when Jacqueline, his legal spouse of 30 years, and his mistress Anita Barrett found out about each other, an inquest heard.
   审讯得知，当他已婚30年的合法妻子杰奎琳和情人阿妮塔-***都发现他脚踩两只船后，这名男子自杀身亡。
9. An inquest into his death was adjourned yesterday.
   警方昨日中止了针对拉塞尔死因的调查。
10. After the inquest Ms Barrett said: He spent half and half of his time between us.
    在审讯结束后，***女士说：他把自己的时间平分给两个家庭。
11. Akmal Shaikh's relatives have written to the Foreign Secretary David Miliband urging him to order an inquest.
    阿克毛的亲属已给英国外交大臣戴维·米利班德写信催促他对此事展开调查。
12. An open verdict was the only appropriate one, given the very unclear evidence at the inquest.
    调查发现的证据十分不清楚，只有作出存疑判决才恰当。
13. An inquest is always held if murder is suspected.
    如果怀疑是谋杀，总是要进行验尸。
14. The inquest on his death will be held next Thursday.
    下星期四将举行他死亡的死因询问。
15. An inquest has to take place where death is violent or unexpected, where death can be murder or manslaughter, where a prisoner dies and when police is involved.
    对下列情况的死亡必须进行死亡调查：暴力或意外死亡，谋杀或误杀以及涉及警察的囚犯死亡。
16. The Coroner's Court conducts inquest and inquires into the causes of and circumstances connected with the death.
    死因裁判法庭会就死亡个案进行研讯，研究死亡个案的原因及有关情况。
17. He is understood to be in want of witnesses, for the inquest tomorrow, who can tell the Coroner and Jury anything whatever respecting the deceased.
    他说，明天验尸的时候需要一些证人，向验尸官和陪审委员团报告死者的情况。
18. Inquisition means the document recording the result of an inquiry, or coroner's inquest.
    调查报告指记录审讯结果或验尸结果的文件。
19. A public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes.
    调查不是因自然原因而死人的公共官员。
20. The inquest on his death will is hold next thursday.
    下星期四审讯他命案的死因。
21. By the time of the inquest, the wildfowl season was at an end.
    在那次调查开始时，到了打猎季节的尾声。
22. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said an inquest was not automatically carried out when a Briton died overseas.
    英国外交部发言人说当有英国人死于海外时并不会自动进行调查。
23. The truth came out at the inquest.
    审讯揭出了事实真相。
24. Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage, they are giving evidence at an inquest.
    每当夫妻对他们的婚姻开始辩论之时，即等于他俩儿在对审讯作证。
25. An inquest on a child who met with an accident.
    对一名遭到意外的儿童的调查。
26. The people's court, when investigating and verifying the evidence, may conduct inquest and inspection, effect distraint, make expert evaluation and inquiry, and freeze.
    人民法院调查核实证据，可以进行勘验、检查、扣押、鉴定和查询、冻结。
27. The jury at the inquest ruled that he had used excessive and unreasonable force, and the policeman could now be charged with manslaughter.
    陪审团裁决，这名警察使用了过分的不合理的武力，目前可能被控告过失杀人。
28. They would not comment on the inquest demand.
    对于调查的请求他们将不做评论。
29. Holding an inquest to determine whether the dead man had been murdered;
    通过验尸从而确定这位死者是否被谋杀；

  inquest inquiry research survey【导航词义：调查】

  inquest n. 讯问，审理

〔辨析〕指对死因的调查，尤指非自然死亡的原因。

  inquiry n. 调查，查问

〔辨析〕指为查明原因或获取信息而进行的调查。

  research n. 研究，探索

〔辨析〕指为了获得新发现或验证某一设想而进行的细致认真的研究。

  survey n. 调查

〔辨析〕指以提问或问卷的形式对某一人群的观点或行为所开展的调查。

noun

1. an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death