enquire（英式拼写；美式多作 inquire）：询问；打听；查询（信息、情况、价格等）。常见搭配有 enquire about（询问关于）、enquire into（调查/查究）。
/ɪnˈkwaɪə/
I called to enquire about the train times.
我打电话询问火车时刻。
She went to the front desk to enquire whether any rooms were available, but the receptionist said they were fully booked due to a conference.
她去前台询问是否有空房，但接待员说因为会议原因已经全部订满。
enquire 来自中古法语 enquerre/enquerir（询问、查问），进一步追溯到拉丁语 inquirere（查找、探究；in- “向内/进入” + quaerere “寻找、询问”）。英语中 enquire 与 inquire 长期并存，现代用法里英式更常写 enquire。
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