Part 2 字根 表示{行为动作}的字根 que, qui = ask, seek 询问，寻找
入门字
question (n.) 问题
quest/ ion
ask/ 名词字尾
进阶字
1. query (v.)(n.) 质疑，询问
quer/ y
ask/ 动词字尾
名词字尾
When a perfect stranger offers to give you money, you should query his motives.
完全陌生的人要给你钱时，你应该质疑他的动机。
2. quest (n.) 探索，追寻
quest
seek
Mankind's quest for the moon was consummated when Armstrong stepped onto the moon's surface.
人类对月亮的探索终于在阿姆斯壮踏上月球表面时实现了。
3. questionnaire (n.) 问卷
quest/ ion/ naire
ask/ 名词字尾
Fifty questionnaires were sent out for the poll, of which thirty were returned.
这次意见调查发出五十份问卷，回收三十份。
4. conqueror (n.) 征服者
con/ quer/ or
加强语气/ seek/ one who
William the Conqueror became the English King in 1066.
征服者威廉在一零六六年成为英国国王。
5. conquest (n.) 征服
son/ quest
加强语气/ seek
In the new computer game, you are a Roman Emperor bent on conquest of the world.
在这个新的电脑游戏中，你是个一心想征服世界的罗马皇帝。
6. inquest (n.)（司法）调查
in/ quest
in/ ask
The court is holding an inquest to decide the cause of the mysterious death of that navy colonel.
法庭正进行调查以了解那位海军上校的神秘死因。
7. request (n.)(v.)要求
re/ quest
again/ ask
We're extending our anniversary sale till the end of the month by request.
我们应客户要求将周年庆拍卖延长至月底。
8. quiz (n.)(v.)小考，测验
qui/ z
ask/ 名词字尾
动词字尾
The teacher always begins her classes with a quick quiz.
这个老师上课一定先来个小考。
9. acquired (a.)后天的，培养出来的
ac(ad)/ quir/ ed
to/ seek/ 形容词字尾
The acronym AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
AIDS的缩写代表后天性免疫不全症候群。
10. acquisition (n.) 购入（公司），取得
ac(ad)/ quis/ it/ ion
to/ seek/ 名词字尾
The global business scene of the Nineties has been dominated by billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions.
九零年代的全球商业最主要的特色是动辄数十亿美元的合并与购入。
11. conquistador (n.)(十六世纪在美洲的）西班牙征服者
con/ quist/ ad/ or
加强语气/ seek/ one who
Christopher Columbus and the Spanish conquistadors brought death and ruin to many Indian tribes.
哥伦布与西班牙征服者带给许多印地安部落死亡与毁灭。
12. exquisite (a.) 精美的
ex/ quis/ ite
out/ seek/ 形容词字尾
That Persian carpet demonstrates exquisite patterns.
那条波斯地毯有精美的花纹。
13.. inquiry (n.) 询问
in/ quir/ y
in/ ask/ 名词字尾
Our client has sent us a letter of inquiry, asking whether we have any new children's wear products.
我们的客户寄了封询问信，问我们是否有童装新产品。
14. inquisition (n.) 宗教法庭
in/ quis/ it/ ion
in/ ask/ 名词字尾
In medieval Inquisitions, the Vatican would send a bishop to hold trials over someone suspected of heresy or witchcraft.
在中古时期的宗教法庭上，梵蒂冈会派主教来主持审判有异端邪说或巫术嫌疑的人。
15. inquisitive (a.) 爱追根究底的
in/ quis/ it/ ive
in/ ask/ 形容词字尾
The child is very inquisitive, always asking “Why?”
这小孩很爱追根究底，老是问“为什么？”
16. prerequisite (n.) 先决条件 (a.) 不可或缺的
pre/ re/ quis/ ite
before/ again/ ask/ 名词字尾
形容词字尾
A sufficient command of the English language is a prerequisite to graduate studies in the U.S.
要去美国念研究所，英文能力够好是先决条件。