inspector學測 L3KK [ˌɪˈnspɛktɚ] ｜ /ˌɪˈnspɛktɚ/
（警察的）巡官；督察·稽查員；檢查員
學測常考詞，警察與稽查員義項易混
The inspector checked every fire exit before signing off on the building.
這位督察在核准這棟建築物之前，先檢查了每個逃生出口。
一個畫面：拿著清單逐項核對
銳利目光仔細審視每個細節
手持清單逐項核對是否合格
找出問題揪出違規或不法之處
義項
犯罪現場C1noun（警察的）巡官；督察
The inspector visited the crime scene to look for clues.
巡官走訪犯罪現場尋找線索。
a police inspectora chief inspector
工廠稽查C1noun稽查員；檢查員
The inspector checked the factory to make sure it followed safety rules.
稽查員查核工廠是否遵守安全規定。
a building inspectora food inspector
片語
police inspector警局督察 →警察機關的督察官
building inspector工地稽查 →檢查建築物是否合格
food inspector食品稽查 →檢查食品是否安全衛生
你會不會這樣說？
The ___ arrived at the scene to look for clues. (inspector / instructor)
看答案
inspector
instructor 是教練；inspector 才是「督察」。
「The inspector checked the factory to make sure it followed safety rules.」中的 inspector 最接近下列何者？(A) 警察督察 (B) 稽查員 (C) 教練
看答案
(B)
此句描述工廠查核，對應「稽查員」義項，非警察或教練。
字族
inspect 檢查；視察（動詞）・inspection 檢查；視察（名詞）
順路看看
supervisor — 著重管理員工，非單純檢查investigator — 專辦調查案件，不做例行檢查examiner — 常指主考官或審查者多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
產品尺寸檢查
The inspector measured the parts against the specifications on the drawing.
檢查員依照圖面上的規格測量零件。
包裝品質檢查
Our quality inspector found three cartons that did not meet the packaging standard.
我們的品質檢查員發現三個不符合包裝標準的紙箱。
詞族
inspector noun 檢查員；稽查員・inspect verb 檢查；查驗・inspection noun 檢查；查驗作業・inspected verb (past tense / past participle) 已檢查；經查驗
四選一
The quality ____ who examined the samples will email her findings this afternoon.
看答案
inspector
空格須填表示人員的名詞 inspector，才能接 who 並執行寄送檢查結果的動作。inspection 指檢查作業；inspected 是動詞過去式或過去分詞；inspect 是原形動詞，均不符合此處結構。
同義改寫
The quality inspector checked the samples against our internal standards. → The person responsible for inspecting quality checked the samples against our internal standards.
改寫將 quality inspector 展開為負責檢查品質的人員，保留檢查對象與依據。
Please give the packaging checklist to the inspector assigned to this shipment. → Please give the packaging checklist to the person assigned to check whether this shipment meets the required standards.
此處 inspector 是受派查驗這批貨物是否符合標準的人，改寫保留職責與指派關係。