[with obj.]instruct (someone) in the principles of Christian religion by means of question and answer, typically by using a catechism (尤指用基督教教理)以问答法教授基督教教义 ■(figurative)put questions to or interrogate (someone) (喻)询问,盘问(某人)
派生 catechizer noun 语源
late Middle English: via late Latin from ecclesiastical Greek katēkhizein, from katēkhein 'instruct orally, make hear'