"inquisitor" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 審訊官
• 詢問者 (比喻)

Definition

審訊官是指對他人提出問題的人，尤指以正式、尖銳或有時嚴厲的方式提問。歷史上特指宗教法庭的官員，也泛指喜歡拷問或問難題的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“審訊官”主要見於歷史、文學語境，例如“宗教裁判所”。在現代口語中幾乎不用，可類比指對問題窮追不捨的人，比“提問者”或“採訪者”更嚴肅、強烈。

Examples

The inquisitor asked the prisoner many difficult questions.

**審訊官**向囚犯提出了許多難題。

During history class, we learned about the role of the inquisitor in the Middle Ages.

在歷史課上，我們學習了中世紀**審訊官**的角色。

People feared the inquisitor because of his power.

人們因為**審訊官**的權力而感到害怕。

Don’t be such an inquisitor—I’ll tell you where I went when I’m ready.

別這麼像個**審訊官**，我準備好就會告訴你我去哪了。

The journalist acted like an inquisitor, demanding answers to every detail.

那名記者像個**審訊官**一樣，追問每一個細節。

When Mom gets suspicious, she turns into an inquisitor at the dinner table.

媽媽一有懷疑，在餐桌上就變成了**審訊官**。