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大家在平时学习过程中，会把enquire 与inquire弄混淆吗？今天，小编来为大家讲解enquire 与inquire的区别： Both words derive from the Old French enquerre, from a variant of the Latin inquirere, based on quaerere 'seek'. The same root word can be seen in various modern English words, including acquire, require, conquer, quest, request, inquest, and question. 这两个单词均源自法语词汇enquerre,来源于一个拉丁词汇inquirere的变种，基于词汇quaerere(寻求)。现代英语词汇的很多单词均来源于这个词汇，包括acquire(获得)，require(需要)，conquer(征服)，quest(追求)，request(要求)，inquest(审讯)，和question(问题)。 Enquire和inquire这两个动词传统意义上的区别在于：Enquire的一般意义为“询问”，To enquire – to ask for information。Inquire的含义为“做正式的调查”，To inquire – to make a formal investigation。另外Query作为动词，表示“询问”，作为名词表示“疑问”。即To query – means to question, to ask a question about. Could I enquire about your mother's health? 我可以询问下你母亲的健康状况么? I have a query about what you said. 我对你说的话保有疑问。 She inquired about the library's rare books collection. | 
