scrutiny

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

scrutinies

1.
(uncountable, usually)Intense study of someone or something.
2.
(uncountable, usually)Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
come under scrutiny
3.
(uncountable, usually)(Christianity) An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
4.
(uncountable, usually)A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
5.
(uncountable, usually)An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.

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verb

V_es/s

scrutinies

V_ing/Gerund

scrutinying

V_ed/pp

scrutinied

1.
(obsolete, rare)To scrutinize.

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examination explorationgoing-overinquiry inspectioninvestigationperusal probe scan study survey

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English scrutiny, from scrūtinium (a search, an inquiry), from scrūtor (to search or examine thoroughly), from scrūta (rubbish, broken trash), from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut).