scrutinize: [17] The etymological notion underlying scrutinize is of ragpickers searching through piles of garbage looking for anything of use or value. For its ultimate source is Latin scrūta ‘rubbish’. From this was formed the verb scrūtārī ‘rummage through rubbish’, hence broadly ‘search, examine’. This in turn formed the basis of the noun scrūtinium, source of English scrutiny [15], from which scrutinize was derived.
scrutinize (v.)
1670s, from scrutiny + -ize. Related: Scrutinized; scrutinizing. Earlier verb was scrutine (1590s), from French.
实用例句
1. She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces.
她探身向前，端详他们的面容。
来自《权威词典》
2. Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man.
她的目的是通过仔细观察他的相貌以判断他是否诚实。
来自辞典例句
3. MPs may lack the necessary expertise to scrutinize legislation effectively.
议员可能缺乏严格审查立法所必备的专业知识。
来自辞典例句
4. Selden had retained her hand, and continued to scrutinize her with a strange sense of foreboding.
赛尔登一直紧握着她的手, 用预感到大祸临头的惊恐目光仔细观察她.
来自辞典例句
5. The officer at MOL will vet and scrutinize the documents.
