Inquisitorial

(adj.) having the authority to conduct official investigations; 'the inquisitorial power of the Senate' .

(adj.) marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor; 'the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism'; 'a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents'- Waldo Frank .

(adj.) especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge .

科南录入

• The insinuating softness was not more acceptable than the inquisitorial curiosity. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.

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