2N-COUNT [usually singular](失败原因的)调查,查究 You can refer to an investigation by the people involved into the causes of a defeat or failure as an inquest . (失败原因的)调查,查究
His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster. [+ into]
(especially BrE) investigation into cause of death死因調查ADJECTIVE | VERB + INQUEST | INQUEST + VERB | INQUEST + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤full全面的死因調查➤fresh新的死因調查➤coroner's驗屍VERB + INQUEST➤conduct, hold調查死因;進行驗屍▸➤order下令調查死因◇The court ordered a fresh inquest into the tragedy.法庭下令對那起慘案重新進行死因調查。➤open, reopen展開/重新展開死因調查▸➤adjourn (BrE) 暫停死因調查▸➤attend參加死因調查INQUEST + VERB➤open死因調查展開▸➤hear sth死因調查團審理⋯◇An elderly woman froze to death, an inquest heard yesterday.調查團昨日審理了老婦凍死一案。➤decide sth, find sth驗屍結論是⋯/發現⋯◇An inquest found that the deceased had died of a drugs overdose.驗屍發現死者死於用藥過量。➤return a verdict屍檢作出結論◇The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death.驗屍後的結論是意外死亡。INQUEST + NOUN➤jury死因調查陪審團▸➤verdict死因結論PREPOSITION➤at a/the inquest在屍檢中◇A verdict of suicide was recorded at the inquest.屍檢判定死者係自殺。➤inquest into對⋯的討論◇an inquest into the team's poor performance對球隊的不佳表現進行的評議➤inquest on對⋯的死因調查◇an inquest on three fishermen對 3 位漁民的死因調查