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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

审视

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shěnshì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scrutiny/ˈskruː.tɪ.ni/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这项决定受到了公众的密切审视。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Critical observation or examination.

    "His financial records came under close scrutiny."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'scrutinium', meaning a search or inquiry, which stems from 'scrutari', meaning to rummage through or search a crowd (originally from 'scruta', meaning trash or broken stuff). It entered the English language in the late 15th century, shifting in meaning from a rough search to careful, thorough examination and critical observation.

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