名詞 inquisition:

1. a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
2. a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)

1. I am subjected to a lengthy inquisition into the state of my marriage and the size of my bank balance.
   有關(guān)方面就我的婚姻狀況以及銀行存款余額對我進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)的調(diào)查。
2. I was subjected to a lengthy inquisition into the state of my bank balance.
   有關(guān)方面就我的銀行存款余額對我進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)的調(diào)查。
3. The police are following several lines of inquisition.
   警方正沿幾條線索進(jìn)行調(diào)查。

in.qui.si.tion

n.（名詞）
The act of inquiring into a matter; an investigation.See Synonyms at inquiry
調(diào)查：對某事調(diào)查的行為；調(diào)查參見 inquiry
Law
【法律】
An inquest.
審訊
The verdict of a judicial inquiry.
法庭調(diào)查的裁決

Inquisition A tribunal formerly held in the Roman Catholic Church and directed at the suppression of heresy.
Inquisition 宗教法庭：曾設(shè)于羅馬天主教堂的法庭，目的是對異教進(jìn)行壓制
An investigation that violates the privacy or rights of individuals.
侵犯或踐踏個(gè)人隱私權(quán)和人權(quán)的調(diào)查
A rigorous, harsh interrogation.
嚴(yán)厲的，粗暴的質(zhì)問

來源：
Middle English inquisicioun
中古英語 inquisicioun
from Old French inquisicion
源自 古法語 inquisicion
from Latin inquosotiô inquosotiôn-
源自 拉丁語 inquosotiô inquosotiôn-
from inquosotus [past participle of] inquorere [to inquire] * see inquire
源自 inquosotus [] inquorere的過去分詞 [詢問] *參見 inquire

【引伸】
in.quisi.tional
adj.（形容詞）