quest

汉语翻译

n. 探索, 寻求, 调查
vt. 寻找, 找, 追寻猎物
vi. 寻找, 找, 追寻猎物
【法】 寻求, 追求, 探索
相关词组:
quest about for
in quest of

词型变化

名词:quester 动词过去式:quested 过去分词:quested 现在分词:questing 第三人称单数:quests 

英语解释

名词 quest:

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria同义词：pursuit, pursuancethe act of searching for something同义词：seeking

动词 quest:

make a search (for)search the trail of (game)bark with prolonged noises, of dogs同义词：bayseek alms, as for religious purposesexpress the need or desire for; ask for同义词：request, bespeak, call for

例句

Martin Luther King made many adversaries in his nonviolent quest for equality.马丁·路德·金在以非暴力手段寻求平等的过程中树立了许多敌人。The lawyer was on a quest for further evidence.律师正在到处找寻更多的证据。The quest for gold was difficult.寻找金矿是很困难的。

详细解释

quest

n.（名词）
The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.
追求：追求或至力于某物的行为或例子；调查
An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat:
探险：在中世纪传奇故事中，骑士为了完成一既定的业绩而进行的探险：
例句：
the quest for the Holy Grail.
追究圣杯而历险

Archaic A jury of inquest.
【古语】 验尸陪审团
v.（动词）
quest.ed,quest.ing,quests
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To go on a quest.
进行探求
To search for game.
寻找猎物
v.tr.（及物动词）
To search for; seek.See Synonyms at seek
寻找；追求参见 seek

来源：
Middle English queste
中古英语 queste
from Old French
源自 古法语
ultimately from Latin quaesta [feminine past participle of] quaerere [to seek, ask]
最终源自 拉丁语 quaesta [] quaerere的阴性过去分词 [追求，询问]

【引伸】
quest.er
n.（名词）