2012_04_18 Reconnoiter v. 檢查，觀察或調查 To inspect, observe, or survey

Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 18, 2012
reconnoiter \ree-kuh-NOI-ter\, verb:
1. To make an inspection or observation.
2. To inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes.
3. To examine or survey a region or area for engineering, geological, or other purposes.
It was necessary to reconnoiter the corral, in order to ascertain if it was occupied.
 -- Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island
I must ride up on that mountain, and reconnoiter; otherwise you see they might come down from the mountain.
 -- Leo Tolstoy, A Russian Proprietor and Other Stories
Reconnoiter comes from the French word reconnoître meaning "to explore."
1。為了使檢查或觀察。
2。檢查，觀察或調查（敵人，敵人的強度和位置，一個地區，等等），以獲得用於軍事目的的信息。
3。檢查或調查工程，地質，或作其他用途的一個地區或區域。

這是必要的偵察畜欄，以確定如果它被佔領。
- 儒勒·凡爾納，神秘島

我要騎那山，偵察，否則你看，他們可能來自下山。
- 列夫·托爾斯泰，俄羅斯業主和其他故事

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