C1noun · uncountable · rare

scrutiny

scru·ti·ny

дослідження, вивчення, кабінет

тщательное исследование, тщательная проверка

genaue Untersuchung, genaue Beobachtung, prüfender od. forschender Blick

Intense study of someone or somethingIntense study of someone or something.

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UK/ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/US/ˈskɹu.tɪ.ni/

» The downside of fame is scrutiny.

Обратная сторона славы – пристальное внимание публики.

Meaning

5 senses

(uncountable, usually)Intense study of someone or something.
genaue Untersuchung, genaue Beobachtung
тща́тельное иссле́дованиеtščátelʹnoje isslédovanije
a prolonged intense look
(uncountable, usually)Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
come under scrutiny
genaue Untersuchung, prüfender od. forschender Blick
тща́тельная прове́ркаtščátelʹnaja provérka
(uncountable, usually)An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
(uncountable, usually)A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
(uncountable, usually)An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.

Examples

7 sentences

The downside of fame is scrutiny.
ruОбратная сторона славы – пристальное внимание публики.
CC BY · Tatoeba · patgfisher · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Yanni will be under intense scrutiny.
CC BY · Tatoeba · Amastan · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The downside of fame is public scrutiny.
ruОбратная сторона славы – пристальное внимание публики.
deDer Nachteil des Ruhms sind die forschenden Blicke der Öffentlichkeit.
CC BY · Tatoeba · AlanF_US · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Corporate political donations are coming under heavy scrutiny.
CC BY · Tatoeba · fishda · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The statement seems to make sense, but under further scrutiny, it falls apart.
deDie Aussage scheint Sinn zu ergeben, hält aber genauerer Überprüfung nicht stand.
CC BY · Tatoeba · AlanF_US · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

intense study:

thorough inspection:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

intense study:

thorough inspection:

Origin

From Middle English scrutiny, from Medieval Latin scrūtinium (“a search, an inquiry”), fro

From Middle English scrutiny, from Medieval Latin scrūtinium (“a search, an inquiry”), from Vulgar Latin scrūtor (“to search or examine thoroughly”), from Late Latin scrūta (“rubbish, broken trash”), from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

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