query
Definitions
A question, especially one asking for information or expressing doubt.
疑问；询问
A request for data from a database or search system.
（数据库/检索的）查询
To ask a question about something, or to express doubt about it.
询问；对…表示疑问
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedBuilt straight on the 'quaer' root (seek, ask) via its quer- spelling, from Latin quaere ('ask!'). A query is the purest descendant: simply a question, an act of seeking information. In computing it kept the same idea — you 'ask' a database for matching records.
Root quaer still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.raise a query提出疑问
- 2.database query数据库查询
- 3.handle queries处理询问
- 4.query results查询结果
Example Sentences
- 1.
If you have any queries, please contact our support team.
- 2.
She ran a database query to find all overdue invoices.
- 3.
Several readers queried the accuracy of the report.
Easily Confused
query vs question — A question is the everyday word for anything you ask. A query is narrower and more formal: it usually means asking to clarify or to check a doubt ('a billing query'), and it's the standard term in computing ('a search query'). You'd ask a child a question, but file a query with customer service.