an official investigation to find out the cause of somebody’s death, especially when it has not happened naturally 死因审理；验尸；勘验 An inquest was held to discover the cause of death. 对死亡原因进行了调查。 - inquest (on/into something)
a coroner’s inquest into his death 进行验尸以探究他的死因 At the inquest they heard that the car had driven off after the accident. 在审讯中，他们听说事故发生后汽车已经开走了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2An elderly woman froze to death, an inquest heard yesterday. 调查团昨日审理了老妇冻死一案。 An inquest found that the deceased had died of a drugs overdose. 验尸发现死者死于用药过量。 The court ordered a fresh inquest into the tragedy. 法庭下令对那起惨案重新进行死因调查。 The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death. 验尸后的结论是意外死亡。 an inquest on three fishermen 对 3 位渔民的死因调查 There will be a coroner's inquest into his death. 将进行验尸以探究他的死因。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- fresh
- coroner’s
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- conduct
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- order
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- hear something
- decide something
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- jury
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- inquest (on/into something)
a discussion about something that has failed （对失败的事进行的）讨论
Word OriginMiddle English from Old French enqueste, based on Latin inquirere (based on quaerere ‘seek’).