動詞 catechize:

1. examine through questioning and answering
   同義詞：catechise
2. give religious instructions to
   同義詞：catechise

cat.e.chize

v.tr.（及物動詞）
cat.e.chized,cat.e.chiz.ing,cat.e.chiz.es
To teach the principles of Christian dogma, discipline, and ethics by means of questions and answers.
用問答法教學(xué)：以問答方式教授基督教義、紀(jì)律和道德倫理
To question or examine closely or methodically:
緊緊追問：緊追不舍地或有條有理地提問或檢驗：
例句：
.Boswell was eternally catechizing him on all kinds of subjects.(Macaulay)
.波斯維爾無休止地在各種各樣的問題上向他發(fā)問.(麥考利)

來源：
Middle English catecizen
中古英語 catecizen
from Old French catechiser
源自 古法語 catechiser
from Medieval Latin catôchiz3re
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 catôchiz3re
from Late Greek katôkhizein
源自 后期希臘語 katôkhizein
from Greek katôkhein
源自 希臘語 katôkhein
kata- [down, off, out] * see cata-
kata- [向下，離開，出來] *參見 cata-
ôkhein [to sound] from ôkhô [sound]
ôkhein [聽起來] 源自 ôkhô [聲音]

【引伸】
cat.echiza.tion
cat.echiz.er
n.（名詞）