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Native Script:检查员
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yǎnshí
"卫生检查员正在对餐厅进行例行检查。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official whose job is to check that buildings, equipment, or systems are satisfactory and safe, or that rules are being obeyed.
"The health inspector visited the restaurant to ensure all hygiene standards were strictly met." - 2
A police officer of middle rank, typically ranking above a sergeant and below a superintendent.
"Inspector Chen led the investigation into the mysterious disappearance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'inspector', meaning 'an overseer or investigator', from the verb 'inspicere' (to look into, inspect), combining 'in-' (into) and 'specere' (to look). The term entered English in the 16th century, initially denoting an ecclesiastical or military overseer before broadening to administrative and police roles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inspector" is said worldwide
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inspecteur
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.spɛk.tœʁ/
"L'inspecteur a vérifié les documents de sécurité."
Inspektor
Transliteration: /ɪnˈspɛktoːɐ̯/
"Der Inspektor untersuchte den Tatort sorgfältig."
ispettore
Transliteration: /is.petˈto.re/
"L'ispettore sanitario ha controllato la cucina del ristorante."
inspector
Transliteration: /ins.pekˈtoɾ/
"El inspector aprobó las nuevas instalaciones de la fábrica."
inspetor
Transliteration: /ĩʃ.peˈtoɾ/
"O inspetor de polícia chegou para analisar as provas."
निरीक्षक
Transliteration: nirīkshak
"निरीक्षक ने कारखाने के सुरक्षा उपकरणों की जाँच की।"
检察长
Transliteration: yǎnshí
Script: 检查员
"卫生检查员正在对餐厅进行例行检查。"
조사관
Transliteration: josagwan
"건축 조사관이 건물 안전을 점검했다."
検査官
Transliteration: kensakan
"検査官が工場の安全基準を確認した。"
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