n.
- 問題；詢問[C]
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She asked me many
questions about my adventures in the Arctic.
她問了我許多有關我在北極探險的問題。
- 要討論（或考慮）的問題；爭端；難題[C]
- 懷疑；疑問[C][U][（+about）]
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There's no
question about his honesty.
他無疑是誠實的。
- 【文】疑問句[C]
vt.
- 詢問；訊問；審問[（+about）]
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What right do you have to
question me?
你有什麼權利來質問我？
Don't
question me about my personal business!
不要問我個人的私事！
- 懷疑，對……表示疑問[+wh-]
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He
questioned her sincerity.
他對她的誠意表示懷疑。
- 分析，探究
vi.
- 詢問，探問
片語
beyond/without/past question
- 毫無疑問
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He is,
beyond question, the best man for the job.
毫無疑問他是這項工作的最佳人選。
call in/into question
- 對……表示懷疑
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His honesty was
called into question.
他是否誠實令人懷疑。
come into question
- 被討論
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A new point
came into question.
討論到新的論點了。
in question
- 討論中的；考慮中的
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That is not the point
in question.
那不是要考慮的問題。
out of the question
- 不可能的
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We can't go out in this weather; it's
out of the question.
這種天氣我們不能出去。那是不可能的。
there's no question of
- ……是不可能的
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There is no question of our leaving on such a rainy day.
在這樣的雨天我們是不可能動身的。
衍生
辨析
n.
- a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.
- a doubt.
▸the raising of a doubt or objection.
- a problem requiring resolution.
- a matter or concern depending on conditions:
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a question of age.
v.
- ask questions of.
- express doubt about; object to.
Phrase
- come
(or bring)
into question
become (or raise) an issue for further consideration or discussion. - in question
- being considered or discussed.
- in doubt.
- no question of
no possibility of. - out of the question
not possible. - put the question
require supporters and opponents of a debated proposal to record their votes.
Derivative
- questioner n.
- questioning adj.
- questioningly adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. question (n.), questionner (v.), from L. quaestio(n-), from quaerere ‘ask, seek’.
