
“Inspection” 指“检查;检验;视察”,通常用于为了确认质量、状况、合规性或安全性而进行的仔细查看与评估。(也可指“被检查/受检”的过程或场合。)
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The inspector carried out an inspection of the factory.
检查员对工厂进行了检查。
After a thorough inspection, the engineers concluded that the bridge was safe, despite minor surface cracks.
经过彻底检查,工程师认定这座桥总体安全,尽管表面有一些细小裂缝。
来自拉丁语 inspectio,源于 inspicere(“向里看、仔细查看”),由 *in-*(“向内”)+ specere(“看”)构成;因此该词核心含义与“细看、审视”相关。