publication

英[,pʌblɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,pʌblɪ'keʃən]

反义词

复数: publications;

publication 出版，发行

来自拉丁语publicare,使公开化，使公众化，词源同public.引申词义出版，发行。

publication (n.): late 14c., "the act of making publicly known," from Old French publicacion (14c.) and directly from Latin publicationem (nominative publicatio) "a making public," noun of action from past participle stem of publicare "make public," from publicus (see public (adj.)). Meaning "the issuing of a written or printed work" is first recorded 1570s; as the word for the thing so issued, from 1650s. Parallel publishment had a shadowy existence alongside this word, in local and specialized use, into the 18c.

1. The Tundra Times, a weekly newspaper in Alaska, ceased publication this week.: 阿拉斯加的周报《苔原时报》本周停刊了。

2. The guide is being translated into several languages for publication near Christmas.: 该手册正被译成数种语言，将在临近圣诞节时出版。

3. Three editors handled the work of revising the articles for publication.: 3位编辑负责文章的修订出版工作。