| 单词 | chronicle |
| 释义 | chronicle (once / 336 pages) nv To chronicle an event is to record it as it happens, and a chronicle is a record of those events. If your grandmother took the time to chronicle the details of her 1910 journey to Japan, you can read her chronicle today. To chronicle something is to describe past or current events. Chronicle is related to chronological and comes from the Greek ta khronika, which means “annals of time.” Events are usually chronicled in the order in which they occurred. The noun chronicle is a record of things that happened — told in chronological order, like the diary you kept in elementary school. It is a chronicle of those years. WORD FAMILYchronicle: chronicled, chronicler, chronicles, chronicling+/chronicler: chroniclers USAGE EXAMPLESThe Houston Chronicle reports that Mayor Sylvester Turner attributes the $95 million deficit to the continued growth of the city’s pension obligations. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) In the middle panel, around a childhood photograph, a spiraling text in the shape of a fingerprint chronicles events in Mr. Rauschenberg’s life. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) “I call it ‘truck-itis,’” said Mr. Spell, the former automotive editor for The Houston Chronicle. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a record or narrative description of past events Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper account, history, story Parallel Lives a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays ancient history a history of the ancient world etymologya history of a word case historydetailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment historical document, historical paper, historical recordwriting having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) annals, chronological recorda chronological account of events in successive years biography, life, life history, life storyan account of the series of events making up a person's life recitala detailed account or description of something folk etymologya popular but erroneous etymology family historypart of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases anamnesis, medical history, medical recordthe case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient autobiographya biography of yourself hagiographya biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint) profilebiographical sketch record anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events 2v record in chronological order; make a historical record Hyper enter, put down, record make a record of; set down in permanent form |
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