investigative
, investigatory adjs
of or concerned with investigating 调查的; 侦查的; 审问的; 审查的
investigative/investigatory methods used by the police 警方采取的调查方式
investigative journalism, ie in which reporters try to uncover important facts of public interest which have been concealed 调查性质的新闻报道(记者追查并揭露被掩饰的公众关心的重要事实).