interpellation

英 [ɪn,tɜːpe'leɪʃən] 美 [,ɪntɚpɛ'leʃən]
  • n. 质询；要求说明（一般由议员在议会中向内阁部长等提出）
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英文词源

interpellation (n.)
late 15c., "an appeal," from Latin interpellationem, noun of action from past participle stem of interpellare "to interrupt by speaking," from inter "between" (see inter-) + pellare, collateral form of pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)).