Word of the Day：February 4, 2023
scrutinize
仔细查看；认真检查；细致审查
verb /SKROO-tuh-nyze/ [ˈskrut(ə)nˌaɪz]
wd20230204.mp32:10来自E语TongWhat It Means
Scrutinize means "to examine (something) carefully especially in a critical way."
Scrutinize 的意思是仔细检查，特别是用批判的方式。
SCRUTINIZE in Context
"U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee will lead a new subcommittee investigating the lack of competition in ticketing markets. Klobuchar stressed the need toscrutinizeTicketmasters dominance over the concert ticket market in light of chaotic Taylor Swift Eras Tour sales last week." — Jazz Monroe,Pitchfork, 23 Nov. 2022
美国参议员 Amy Klobuchar 和 Mike Lee 将成立一个新的调查小组委员会，调查关于票务市场缺乏竞争的情况。Klobuchar 强调，鉴于上周 Taylor Swift 巡回演唱会混乱的销售，有必要仔细审查 Ticketmaster 在音乐会门票市场上的主导地位。
I closely scrutinized my opponents every move before making my own.
在我下棋之前，会仔细检查了对手的一举一动。
Did You Know?
Scrutinize the history of scrutinize far back enough and you wind up sifting through trash: the word comes from Latin scrutari, which means "to search, to examine," and scrutari likely comes from scruta, meaning "trash," the etymology evoking one who searches through trash for anything of value. The noun scrutiny preceded scrutinize in English, and in its earliest 15th century use referred to a formal vote, and later to an official examination of votes. Scrutinize was established in the 17th century with its familiar "to examine closely" meaning, but retained reference to voting with the meaning "to examine votes" at least into the 18th century. And while the term scrutineer can be a general term referring to someone who examines something, it is also sometimes used specifically as a term for an election poll watcher.
Scrutinize the history of scrutinize far back enough and you wind up sifting through trash：它来自拉丁语 scrutari，意思是to search「搜索」、to examine「检查」，而 scrutari 可能来自 scruta，意思是trash「垃圾」，这个来源让人联想到某人在垃圾中搜寻有价值的东西。 英语名词 scrutiny 出现在 scrutinize 之前，最早在 15 世纪用于指正式投票，后来指正式的选票审查。 Scrutinize 出现在 17 世纪，其含义为头to examine closely「仔细检查」，但至少到 18 世纪一直保留了to examine vote「检查选票」的含义。 虽然 scrutineer 可以指检查检查人员，但有时也专门用于选举投票观察员。
Name That Synonym
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inspect