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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 examined
 驗訖

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ex·am·ine v. t. [imp. & p. p. Examined p. pr. & vb. n. Examining.]
 1. To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a proposition, theory, or question.
    Examine well your own thoughts.   --Chaucer.
    Examine their counsels and their cares.   --Shak.
 2. To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc.
    The offenders that are to be examined.   --Shak.
 Syn: -- To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into; investigate; explore. See Discuss.
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