a record of events year by year 编年史 eighth-century Northumberland annals. 公元8世纪诺森伯兰编年史。 ■historical records 历史记录 the annals of the police courts. 治安法庭的历史记载。 the deed will live forever in the annals of infamy. 这事将永远存在丑行史记载中。 ■(Annals)used in titles of learned journals (用于学术期刊标题)年报 Annals of Neurobiology. 神经生物学年报。
语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin annales (libri) 'yearly (books'), from annus 'year'