Quest



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 搜寻, 探求; n.探求
• ［英］ v. 搜寻, 探求 ( to search for) ; n. 探求 ( investigation, pursuit)
• ［记］ question ( 问题) , 去掉ion成为quest
• ［例］ the quest for truth ( 对真理的寻求)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French queste, Vulgar Latin *quaesta, from Latin, feminine of quaestus, past participle of quaerere
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a jury of inquest
  • b. investigation
• 2. an act or instance of seeking:
  • a. pursuit, search
  • b. a chivalrous enterprise in medieval romance usually involving an adventurous journey
• 3. obsolete a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. of a dog
    • a. to search a trail
    • b. bay
  • 2. to go on a quest
• transitive verb
  • 1. to search for
  • 2. to ask for
• ? quester noun

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