interpellate
verb [ T ] uk/ɪnˈtɜː.pə.leɪt/ us/ɪnˈtɝː.pə.leɪt/
(ASK QUESTIONS)
politics specialized(在议会中)就(政府政策等)提出质询
(in a parliament) to formally ask a question of a government minister concerning a matter of policy
The National Assembly is holding a plenary session to interpellate the Justice and Home ministers on the situation relating to prisons. 国民议会正在举行全体会议,就监狱的情况向司法部长和内政部长提出质询。
(GIVE IDENTITY)
formal确认(某种特定的)身份
to make someone or something start to exist or to have a particular identity
The child is fully interpellated as a consumer almost before it can articulate a desire. 这个孩子几乎还没来得及表达自己的愿望,就完全被当作消费者来对待了。