探索

• 拼音: tàn suǒ
• 汉字拆解: 探 = to probe; 索 = to seek — to probe and seek, explore

含义

To explore; to probe; exploration. Investigating or seeking to discover something unknown.

Used for both physical and intellectual exploration: 太空探索 (space exploration), 科学探索 (scientific exploration), 探索未知 (exploring the unknown), 探索真理 (seeking truth). Also used figuratively for trying new approaches: 探索新模式 (exploring new models). Implies curiosity and systematic investigation.

例句

1. 人类对宇宙的探索从未停止过。
2. 科学家们正在探索治疗这种疾病的新方法。
3. 年轻人应该勇于探索未知的领域。

用法指南

语境: science, research, discovery

语气: intellectual

正确说法

• 我们需要不断探索创新。(We need to keep exploring and innovating.)
• 这是一次有意义的探索。(This is a meaningful exploration.)

错误说法

• 日常找东西不用'探索' (Don't use 探索 for everyday searching — use 找 or 寻找; 探索 implies systematic investigation of the unknown)

起源与历史

Compound of 探 (to probe, reach for) + 索 (to search, seek). Together meaning to probe and seek — to explore.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Educated