scru·ti·ny /ˈskrutṇi, ˈskrutni/
  細看,仔細檢查,監視,選票的複查
  Scru·ti·ny n.
  1. Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
     They that have designed exactness and deep scrutiny have taken some one part of nature.   --Sir M. Hale.
  Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view
  And narrower scrutiny.   --Milton.
  2. Anc. Church An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
  3. Canon Law A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
  4. Parliamentary Practice An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
  Scru·ti·ny, v. t. To scrutinize. [Obs.]
  ◄ ►
  scrutiny
       n 1: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
            [syn: examination]
       2: a prolonged intense look