| 释义 |
pe·ri·od·i·cal
I. \|pirē|ädə̇kəl, |pēr-, -dēk-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin periodicus + English -al
1. : periodic 1
< when the bookmobile pulls in for its periodical call — Saturday Review >
2.
a. : published with a fixed interval usually longer than a day between the issues or numbers
< newspapers and periodical publications >
< keeping up with the periodical literature on the arts >
b. : published in, characteristic of, or connected with a periodical
< periodical book reviews >
< periodical room in a library >
II. noun
(-s)
: a magazine or other publication of which the issues appear at stated or regular intervals — usually used of a publication appearing more frequently than annually but infrequently used of a newspaper |