scrutiny

Intermediatezipf 3.74

Pronunciation

/ˈskruːtɪni/(SKROO-tih-nee)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

仔细审查；严格检视（非常仔细地检查或考察）

Definition

Close and careful examination or observation.

Word family

  • scrutinize/ˈskruːtɪnaɪz/(v)仔细检查
  • scrutineer/ˌskruːtɪˈnɪər/(n)监票员

Collocations

  • under scrutiny
  • public scrutiny
  • close scrutiny
  • face scrutiny
  • withstand scrutiny
  • intense scrutiny

Examples

  1. 1.The company's financial records came under intense scrutiny following the whistleblower's report. (investigation)
  2. 2.Any policy that affects public funds should face rigorous parliamentary scrutiny. (accountability)

Synonyms

  • examination/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/— careful inspection
  • inspection/ɪnˈspɛkʃən/— formal check
  • analysis/əˈnæləsɪs/— systematic investigation

Etymology

from Latin "scrutinium" = an examination, from "scrutari" = to search — originally sorting through refuse