n.调查；询问；打听；查问

=enquiry(英).

We made an application to the court for an inquiry. 我们曾请求法院调查。

I'm not able to help you with your inquiry. 我对你的咨询无能为力。

He is fishing for information by a letter of inquiry. 他写信询问，希望打听一下消息。

Please quote us as soon as you receive our inquiry. 请接到我们的询价单后马上给我们报价。

参见：inquire

inquiry指“询问，打听”时，是可数名词，后面介词可以使用about。 Thanks for your inquiry about my health.谢谢你询问我的健康情况。

表示“询问某人时”用make inquires of sb。注意make inquire比make inquiry要更加普遍。

inquiry指“调查”时，也时可数名词，但接介词into，如a public inquiry into safety standards（针对安全标准的公开调查）。