Word · Frequency #7920
chronicle
/ˈkrɑnɪkəl/
noun
编年史
a written record of events in the order in which they happened
- 1.
A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
按时间顺序记载事件的书面记录。
- 2.
a record or narrative description of past events
过去事件的记录或叙述
按时间顺序记载事件的书面记录。；过去事件的记录或叙述；年代记；记录
In use
She wrote a chronicle of her family's history.
The town's chronicle dates back to the 18th century.
His chronicle of travels through Europe is full of adventure.
Connections
Collocations
- a detailed chronicle
- 详细的编年史
- The book is a detailed chronicle of the French Revolution.这本书是法国大革命的详细编年史。
- a historical chronicle
- 历史编年史
- He wrote a historical chronicle of the Ming dynasty.他写了一部明朝的历史编年史。
- write a chronicle
- 撰写编年史
- She decided to write a chronicle of her travels.她决定撰写一部旅行编年史。
- chronicle of events
- 事件记录
- The newspaper provided a chronicle of events leading to the war.报纸提供了导致战争的事件记录。
- a personal chronicle
- 个人纪事
- His diary is a personal chronicle of his life in the 19th century.他的日记是他19世纪生活的个人纪事。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘chronos’（时间），chronicle是按时间记录的历史
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
作为可数名词，有复数形式 chronicles。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-icle' ending, but none are perfect rhymes with 'chronicle' (/krɑnɪkəl/). 'Article' and 'particle' have /rtɪkəl/ (not /nɪkəl/); 'miracle' has a different first vowel; 'obstacle' and 'spectacle' have /ə/ in the second syllable; 'vehicle' has a long first vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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