journal

journal
[ˈdʒəːn(ə)l]
noun
  1. a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity
    (专业性)报纸或期刊
    medical journals.
    医学期刊。
    [in names]the Wall Street Journal.
    《华尔街日报》。
  2. a daily record of news and events of a personal nature; a diary
    日记;日志
    ■(Nautical)a logbook
    (航海)航海日志
    ■(the Journals)a record of the daily proceedings in the Houses of Parliament
    议事录(议院日常议程的记录)
    ■(in bookkeeping) a daily record of business transactions with a statement of the accounts to which each is to be debited and credited
    (簿记)分类账,日记账
  3. the part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
    轴颈
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally denoting a book containing the appointed times of daily prayers): from Old French jurnal, from late Latin diurnalis (see diurnal)
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