scrutinize 復習

　Parliament is to be given a take-it-or leave-it vote on the final Brexit deal before the UK leaves the EU.
　Brexit Secretary David Davis said the terms of the UK's exit, such as money, citizen rights and any transition must become law via a new Act of Parliament.
　Labour welcomed a "climbdown" but some MPs warned of a "sham" if ministers could not be asked to renegotiate.
　Sources have told the BBC some Tory rebels were unimpressed, with one saying the promise was "meaningless".
　BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said the announcement was significant because it represented a big concession to potential Tory rebels and Labour MPs at a highly important moment in the Brexit process. …
　"This means that Parliament will be given time to scrutinise, debate and vote on the final deal we strike with the EU," he said, adding that it was not clear when such a bill would be published.
　Labour's Keir Starmer said it was a "significant climbdown from a weak government on the verge of defeat”. (Skip the rest)]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-41975277

　今回取り上げる語は、scrutinize /skrúːṭənὰɪz/ です。
　まず意味を確認します。『ジーニアス英和大辞典』(大修館)をみると、「[他]…を精密に調べる、吟味する(examine)、[自]綿密に調査<検査>する」とあります。
　次に類語を確認します。「調べる」という意味を持つ語は多く存在します。その中からいくつか取り上げ、比較していきます。ここで取り上げる語は、scrutinize、examine、scan、inspect です。Cambridge Dictionary をみると、scrutinize は “to examine something very carefully in order to discover information”、examine は “to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them”、scan は “to look through a text quickly in order to find a piece of information that you want or to get a general idea of what the text contains”、inspect は “to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition”とありました。examine は exam で馴染みがあるように、試験などの際の理解度チェックの意味も含みます。また、scan は scanner にあるように、ざっと目を通すというニュアンスがあると言えます。inspect は質や状態のチェックの際に使われることが多いということです。(OkaUchi)