careful and complete examination synonym inspection仔細檢查;認真徹底的審查 Her argument doesn't really stand up to scrutiny. 她的觀點經不起認真推敲。 Foreign policy has come under close scrutiny recently. 近來,政府的外交政策受到了認真徹底的審查。 The documents should be available for public scrutiny. 這些文件須公之於世,交由公衆審議。 The situation is bound to come under the scrutiny of the public health authorities. 這種情況必然會受到公共衛生當局的審查。
Extra ExamplesThe company has come under intense scrutiny because of its environmental record. 這家公司因不良環保記錄而受到嚴格檢查。 The testimony of the chief witness doesn't bear scrutiny. 主要證人的證詞經不起推敲。 The regulations have been subject to intense scrutiny. 這些規定受到了嚴格的審查。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- close
- critical
- …
- be subjected to
- come under
- submit to
- …
- under scrutiny
- scrutiny by
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin scrutinium, from scrutari ‘to search’ (originally ‘sort rubbish’, from scruta ‘rubbish’). Early use referred to the taking of individual votes in an election procedure.