query
意味
- 質問,疑問
疑問符(?)
(不審・疑問を感じて)〈人〉に質問する,〈人の気持ちなど〉を問いただす
〈物事〉に疑問をいだく,を不審に思う
(コンピュータ)質問, 問い合わせ (特定の情報の検索をデータベースに要求すること)
例文
The saleswoman queried as she wrapped the gloves.
美人店員は手袋を袋に包みながら尋ねた。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
An anglicisation of quere, an obsolete variant form of Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”); perhaps suffixed with -y (“abstract noun”). Cognate with French quérir, Italian chiedere, Portuguese querer, Romanian cere, and Spanish querer. Compare question.