compilation

compilation
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or process of producing something, especially a list, book, or report, by assembling information collected from other sources
    汇编;编辑,编纂
    great care has been taken in the compilation of this guidebook.
    这本旅行指南编得十分用心。
  2. a thing, especially a book, record, or broadcast programme, that is put together by assembling previously separate items
    汇编物;编辑物,编纂物
    there are thirty-three stories in this compilation.
    这本故事集里有33个故事。
    [as modifier]a compilation album.
    集邮册。
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compilatio(n-), from compilare 'to plunder' (see compile)
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