单词 | chronology |
释义 | chronology (once / 1370 pages) n A chronology is like a timeline: it tells what happened when. A chronology of your day would begin when you wake up and end when you go to sleep. Hopefully, something interesting happened in between. Khronos is the Greek word for "time" and that's where chronology comes from. If a movie has a lot of flashbacks or doesn't tell a story straight through from beginning to end, you might have to give it some thought in order to put together a chronology of events. If you are a detective, a correct chronology could be important to solving your case. WORD FAMILYchronology: chronological, chronologies, chronologise, chronologize+/chronological: chronologically/chronologize: chronologizing USAGE EXAMPLES“There is a chronology to public memory,” said Carol Gluck, a professor of history at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University. New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) Work history: From the employer’s perspective, the reverse chronology — starting with your most recent job and working backward — is still the best format. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) Alameddine forgoes the use of chronology and plotting in favor of constructing a character study of a brilliant but tormented soul. Seattle Times(Dec 03, 2016) 1n the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events Hypo|Hyper glottochronology the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) 2n an arrangement of events in time Hyper temporal relation a relation involving time 3n a record of events in the order of their occurrence Hypo|Hyper timeline a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom) written account, written record a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
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