Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter Q - Page 7
Question (n.) 問題；詢問 [C]；要討論（或考慮）的問題；爭端；難題 [C]；懷疑；疑問 [C] [U] [（+about）] The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer.
Question (n.) Discussion; debate; hence, objection; dispute; doubt; as, the story is true beyond question; he obeyed without question.
There arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. -- John iii. 25.
It is to be to question, whether it be lawful for Christian princes to make an invasive war simply for the propagation of the faith. -- Bacon.
Question (n.) Examination with reference to a decisive result; investigation; specifically, a judicial or official investigation; also, examination under torture. -- Blackstone.
He that was in question for the robbery. -- Shak.
The Scottish privy council had power to put state prisoners to the question. -- Macaulay.
Question (n.) That which is asked; inquiry; interrogatory; query.
But this question asked Puts me in doubt. Lives there who loves his pain ? -- Milton.
Question (n.) Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate; theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a delicate or doubtful question.
Question (n.) Talk; conversation; speech; speech. [Obs.] -- Shak.
In question, In debate; in the course of examination or discussion; as, the matter or point in question.
Leading question. See under Leading.
Out of question, Unquestionably. "Out of question, 't is Maria's hand." -- Shak.
Out of the question. See under Out.
Past question, Beyond question; certainly; undoubtedly; unquestionably.
Previous question, A question put to a parliamentary assembly upon the motion of a member, in order to ascertain whether it is the will of the body to vote at once, without further debate, on the subject under consideration.
Note: The form of the question is: "Shall the main question be now put?" If the vote is in the affirmative, the matter before the body must be voted upon as it then stands, without further general debate or the submission of new amendments. In the House of Representatives of the United States, and generally in America, a negative decision operates to keep the business before the body as if the motion had not been made; but in the English Parliament, it operates to postpone consideration for the day, and until the subject may be again introduced. In American practice, the object of the motion is to hasten action, and it is made by a friend of the measure. In English practice, the object is to get rid of the subject for the time being, and the motion is made with a purpose of voting against it. -- Cushing.
To beg the question. See under Beg.
To the question, To the point in dispute; to the real matter under debate.
Syn: Point; topic; subject.
Question (v. t.) 詢問；訊問；審問 [（+about）]；懷疑，對……表示疑問 [+wh-]；分析，探究 To inquire of by asking questions; to examine by interrogatories; as, to question a witness.
Question (v. t.) To doubt of; to be uncertain of; to query.
And most we question what we most desire. -- Prior.
Question (v. t.) To raise a question about; to call in question; to make objection to. "But have power and right to question thy bold entrance on this place." -- Milton.
Question (v. t.) To talk to; to converse with.
With many holiday and lady terms he questioned me. -- Shak.
Syn: To ask; interrogate; catechise; doubt; controvert; dispute.
Usage: Question, Inquire, Interrogate. To inquire is merely to ask for information, and implies no authority in the one who asks. To interrogate is to put repeated questions in a formal or systematic fashion to elicit some particular fact or facts. To question has a wider sense than to interrogate, and often implies an attitude of distrust or opposition on the part of the questioner.
Questioned (imp. & p. p.) of Question
Questioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Question
Question (v. i.) To ask questions; to inquire.
He that questioneth much shall learn much. -- Bacon.
Question (v. i.) To argue; to converse; to dispute. [Obs.]
I pray you, think you question with the Jew. -- Shak.
Question (n.) An instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation] [ant: answer].
Question (n.) The subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
[syn: question, head].
Question (n.) A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" [syn: question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence].
Question (n.) Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" [syn: doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question].
Question (n.) A formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she
called for the question" [syn: motion, question].
Question (n.) An informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question".
Question (v.) Challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" [syn: question, oppugn, call into question].
Question (v.) Pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of
the explosion" [syn: interrogate, question].
Question (v.) Pose a question [syn: question, query].
Question (v.) Conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting [syn: interview, question].
Question (v.) Place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" [syn: wonder, question].
Question (n.), Practice. A point on which the parties are not agreed, and which is submitted to the decision of a judge and jury.
Question (n.) When the doubt or difference arises as to what the law is on a certain state of facts, this is said to be a legal question, and when the party demurs, this is to be decided by the court; when it arises as to the truth or falsehood of facts, this is a question of fact, and is to be decided by the jury.
Questionability (n.) The state or condition of being questionable.
Questionable (a.) Admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry.
Questionable (a.) Liable to question; subject to be doubted or called in question; problematical; doubtful; suspicious.
Questionableness (n.) The quality or state of being questionable, doubtful, or suspicious.
Questionably (adv.) In a questionable manner.
Questionnaire (n.; pl. {-naires}) Same as {Questionary}.
Questionnaire (n.; pl. {-naires}) （調查情況用的）問卷；（意見）調查表 [C] A list of questions, usually on a printed form, to be answered by an individual. The forms often have blank spaces in which the answers can be written. Sets of such forms are distributed to groups and the answers used for various purposes, such as to obtain statistical information for social science, political, or marketing research, or to obtain information about a patient for the use of medical practitioners.
Questionnaire (n.) A form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information.
Questionary (a.) 質問的；詢問的Inquiring; asking questions; testing. "Questionary epistles." -- Pope.
Questionary (n.) 調查表；問卷 One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
Questionary (n.) A set of questions for submission to a group of persons for the purpose of bringing out their resemblances and differences in the matter considered. The questionary method is a recognized form of psychological investigation.
Questioner (n.) 發問者；質問者 One who asks questions; an inquirer. "Little time for idle questioners." -- Tennyson.
Questioner (n.) Someone who asks a question [syn: {inquirer}, {enquirer}, {questioner}, {querier}, {asker}].
Questionist (n.) A questioner; an inquirer. [Obs.]
Questionist (n.) (Eng. Univ.) A candidate for honors or degrees who is near the time of his examination.
Questionless (a.) 無疑的；不發問的 Unquestioning; incurious. [R.]
Questionless (adv.) Beyond a question or doubt; doubtless; certainly. [R.] -- South.
What it was in the apostles' time, that, questionless, it must be still. -- Milton.
Questmen (n. pl. ) of Questman
Questman (n.) One legally empowered to make quest of certain matters, esp. of abuses of weights and measures. Specifically:
Questman (n.) A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman. -- Blount. [Obs.]
Questman (n.) A collector of parish rents. -- Blount. [Obs.]
Questmonger (n.) One who lays informations, and encourages petty lawsuits. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Questor (n.) An officer who had the management of the public treasure; a receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.; treasurer of state. [Written also {qu[ae]stor}.]
Note: At an early period there were also public accusers styled questors, but the office was soon abolished.
Questor (n.) Questor or Quaestor, civil law. A name which was given to two distinct classes of Roman officers. One of which was called quaestores classici, and the other quaestores parricidii,
Questor (n.) The quaestores classici were officers entrusted with the care of the public money. Their duties consisted in making the necessary payments from the aerarium, and receiving the public revenues. Of both, they had to keep correct accounts in their tabulae publicae. Demands which any one might have on the aerarium, and outstanding debts were likewise registered by them. Fines to be paid to the public treasury were registered and exacted by them. They were likewise to provide proper accommodations for foreign ambassadors and such persons as were connected with the republic by ties of public hospitality. Lastly, they were charged with the care of the burials and monuments of distinguished men, the expenses for which had been decreed by the senate to be paid, by the treasury. Their number at first was confined to two, but this was afterwards increased as the empire became, extended. There were questors of cities, provinces, and questors of the army, the latter were in fact pay-masters.
Questor (n.) The questores parricidii were public accusers, two in number, who conducted the accusation of persons guilty of murder or any other capital offence, and carried the sentence into execution. They ceased to be appointed at an early period, Smith's Dic. Gr. and Rom. Antiq. h.v.
Questorship (n.) The office, or the term of office, of a questor.
Questrist (n.) A seeker; a pursuer. [Obs.] "Hot questrists after him." -- Shak.
Questuary (a.) Studious of profit.
Questuary (n.) One employed to collect profits.
Quet (n.) The common guillemot.
Queue (n.) 髮辮，辮子 A tail-like appendage of hair; a pigtail.
Queue (n.) （人或車輛等的）行列，長隊 A line of persons waiting anywhere.
Queue (v. t.) 把（髮）梳成辮子 To fasten, as hair, in a queue.
Queue (n.) [British] A line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.
Queue (n.) [Computing] A list of data items, commands, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
Queue (n.) [Archaic] A plait of hair worn at the back.
Queue (v.) (queues, queuing, queueing, queued) [British] [No object ] 排隊；排隊等候 Take one's place in a queue.
‘In the war they had queued for food.’
Queue (v.) (Queue up) Be extremely keen to do or have something.
‘Companies are queuing up to move to the bay.’
Queue (v.) [Computing] [With object ] Arrange in a queue.
‘Input or output requests to a file are queued by the operating system.’
Quey (n.) A heifer.
Quib (n.) A quip; a gibe.
Quibble (n.) A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.
Quibble (n.) A pun; a low conceit.
Quibbled (imp. & p. p.) of Quibble
Quibbling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quibble
Quibble (v. i.) To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate.
Quibble (v. i.) To pun; to practice punning.
Quibbler (n.) One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster.
Quibblingly (adv.) Triflingly; evasively.
Quica (n.) A small South
American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of Guiana and
Quice (n.) See Queest.
Quich (v. i.) To stir.
Quick (a.) 快的，迅速的；敏捷的；伶俐的 [F] [+to-v] [（+of/ in/ at）]；性急的，易怒的 Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate.
Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. -- Chaucer.
The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. -- 2 Tim. iv. 1.
Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. -- Herbert.
Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in some compounds, or in particular phrases.
Quick (a.) Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready. " A quick wit." -- Shak.
Quick (a.) Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
Oft he to her his charge of quick return Repeated. -- Milton.
Quick (a.) Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and signified that he was much offended. -- Latimer.
Quick (a.) Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens the stomach. -- Shak.
Quick (a.) Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear. "To have an open ear, a quick eye." -- Shak.
They say that women are so quick. -- Tennyson.
Quick (a.) Pregnant; with child. -- Shak.
Quick grass. (Bot.) See Quitch grass.
Quick match. See under Match.
Quick vein (Mining), A vein of ore which is productive, not barren.
Quick vinegar, Vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous material.
Quick water, Quicksilver water.
Quick with child, Pregnant with a living child.
Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready; active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively; sprightly.
Quick (v. t. & i.) To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. [Obs.]
Quick (adv.) 快，迅速地 In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
If we consider how very quick the actions of the mind are performed. -- Locke.
Quick (n.) That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge.
The works . . . are curiously hedged with quick. -- Evelyn.
Quick (n.) The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; -- used figuratively.
This test nippeth, . . . this toucheth the quick. -- Latimer.
How feebly and unlike themselves they reason when they come to the quick of the difference ! -- Fuller.
Quick (n.) (Bot.) Quitch grass. -- Tennyson.
Quick (adv.) With little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: promptly, quickly, quick].
Quick (a.) Accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" [syn: quick, speedy].
Quick (a.) Hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" [syn: flying, quick, fast].
Quick (a.) Moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" [syn: agile, nimble, quick, spry].
Quick (a.) Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: quick, ready].
Quick (a.) Performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" [syn: immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway].
Quick (a.) Easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" [syn: quick, warm].
Quick (n.) Any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail).
Compare: Toenail
Toenail (n.) 腳趾甲；（木匠用的）斜釘 The nail at the tip of each toe.
Toenail (n.) A nail driven through a piece of wood at an angle in order to secure it.
‘Also, try and stagger the toenails on each side of the board, rather than placing all of them on one side.’
Toenail (v.) [With object] Secure (a piece of wood) by driving a nail through it at an angle.
QUICK (n.) An early system on the IBM 701. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. (1995-05-11)
Quick (n.) [U] 指甲下的肉 The area of flesh under your nails.
// He's bitten his nails to the quick.
Quickbeam (n.) See Quicken tree.
quickened (imp. & p. p.) of Quicken
Quickening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quicken
Quicken (a.) To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite.
Quicken (a.) To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed.
Quicken (a.) To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced.
Quicken (v. i.) To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb.
Quicken (v. i.) To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened.
Quickener (n.) One who, or that which, quickens.
Quickening (n.) The act or process of making or of becoming quick.
Quickening (n.) The first motion of the fetus in the womb felt by the mother, occurring usually about the middle of the term of pregnancy. It has been popularly supposed to be due to the fetus becoming possessed of independent life.
Quickens (n.) Quitch grass.
Quicken tree () The European rowan tree; -- called also quickbeam, and quickenbeam. See Rowan tree.
Quickhatch (n.) (Zool.) 貂熊；狼獾 The wolverine.
Quicklime (a.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2.
Quickly (adv.) Speedily; with haste or celerity; soon; without delay; quick.
Quickness (n.) The condition or quality of being quick or living; life.
Quickness (n.) Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion; speed; celerity; as, quickness of wit.
Quickness (n.) Acuteness of perception; keen sensibility.
Quickness (n.) Sharpness; pungency of taste.
Quicksand (n.) Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it.
Quick-scented (a.) Acute of smell.
Quickset (n.) A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn.
Quickset (a.) Made of quickset.
Quickset (v. t.) To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch.
Quick-sighted (a.) Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to discern.
Quicksilver (a.) The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver.
Quicksilvered (a.) Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil.
Quicksilvering (n.) The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass.
Quickstep (n.) A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing.
Quick-witted (a.) Having ready wit
Quick-wittedness (n.) Readiness of wit.
Quickwork (n.) All the submerged section of a vessel's planking.
Quickwork (n.) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.
Quickwork (n.) The short planks between the portholes.