a person making an inquiry, especially one seen to be excessively harsh or searching 询问者(尤指盘问者) the professional inquisitors of the press. 新闻界的专业提问人员。 ■(historical)an officer of the Inquisition (史)(异端审问的)裁判官
语源
late Middle English: from French inquisiteur, from Latin inquisitor, from the verb inquirere (see enquire)