知识扩展
易混词辨析
inquire、inquiry、inquisitive、inquiring
1. inquiring:动词现在分词 “询问;调查(inquire 的现在分词)”/ 形容词 “好奇的;爱打听的;询问的(侧重 “人对事物好奇或愿意询问,或行为涉及询问”)”(搭配 “inquiring about the price;inquiring mind;inquiring letter”);
2. inquire:动词 “询问;调查(词性差异,搭配 “inquire about/into”)”,近义差异(“inquire about the weather”(动词,询问天气) vs “inquiring about the weather”(现在分词,正在询问));
3. inquiry:名词 “调查;询问(词性差异)”,近义差异(“make an inquiry”(名词,进行调查) vs “do inquiring”(错误,“inquiring” 是动名词,应为 “do inquiring into”));
4. inquisitive:形容词 “好奇的;爱打听的(侧重 “人过度好奇,含贬义”)”,近义差异(“inquisitive neighbor”(爱打听的邻居,贬义) vs “inquiring neighbor”(好奇的邻居,中性));
5. 高频错拼:易漏写 “i”(误写 “inquiring”);
6. 搭配误区:“inquiring about/into”(正确,“询问 / 调查……”),易误写 “inquire about/into”(也可,但 “inquiring” 是动名词,需用 “be inquiring about”)。