释义 |
ga·zette I. \gəˈzet, usu -ed.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetian dialect gazeta gazet, periodical that sold for a gazet 1. : a news sheet published periodically : newspaper — used chiefly in the names of newspapers 2. : an official journal published at regular intervals (as twice a week in London and Edinburgh) containing records of various official acts, lists of promotions and honors, names of bankrupts, and public notices 3. Britain : an announcement in an official gazette < just saw the gazette of his appointment > II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. chiefly Britain : to announce or publish in a gazette : announce (as an appointment or a case of bankruptcy) publicly < an Order in Council gazetted in Jerusalem — Manchester Guardian Weekly > 2. Britain : to announce the appointment or status of in an official gazette < he was gazetted to the regiment in 1932 > < white troops gazetted for permanent duty in Africa — New York Times > |