query

• n. 疑问，质问；疑问号 ；[计] 查询
• vt. 询问；对……表示疑问
• vi. 询问；表示怀疑

来自拉丁语quaere, 疑问， 询问， 查问， 可能来自PIE*kwo, 疑问代词词干， 词源同 quality,quantity,who,how.

query (n.)

1530s, quaere "a question," from Latin quaere "ask," imperative of quaerere "to seek, look for; strive, endeavor, strive to gain; ask, require, demand;" figuratively "seek mentally, seek to learn, make inquiry," probably ultimately from PIE *kwo-, root forming the stem of relative and interrogative pronouns (see who). Spelling Englished or altered c. 1600 by influence of inquiry.

query (v.)

"to question," 1650s, from query (n.). Related: Queried; querying.

1. It's got a number you can ring to query your bill.

这上面有一个号码，您可以打电话查询您的账单。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.

我真怀疑如此操之过急地行动是否明智.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. I cannot split hairs on that burning query.

我不能对那个严重的问题说长道短.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. They raised a query on his sincerity.

他们对他是否真诚提出质疑.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Instead, a single query brings us everything we are looking for.

相反, 只要一个查询就会找到需要的所有信息.

来自About Face 3交互设计精髓