chronology
gb/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/ us/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
C1
Англійська
Значення
0 значень
Іменник
formal
C1
relation
1
the order events happen
the time order of events
Модель уживання:
the chronology of [something]
Поширена помилка:
Don’t confuse chronology (the order) with chronicle (a written story or record).
Синоніми
sequence (General word for events in order, not necessarily by time.)
|
order (Broader than chronology; can be any kind of arrangement.)
Антоніми
disorder (Lack of a clear or correct order.)
Словосполучення
the chronology of events
|the chronology of the case
|the chronology of the story
|a clear chronology
|a confused chronology
|the correct chronology
|establish the chronology
|reconstruct the chronology
|follow the chronology
|map the chronology
Теми
time
|history
|writing
|education
Приклади
- The report lays out the chronology of events leading up to the accident.
- Witness statements didn’t match, so the police had to rebuild the chronology.
- The film scrambles the chronology, showing the ending before the beginning.
Навчальні приклади
- We need the chronology of the story.
- The chronology is hard to follow.
Іменник
formal
C1
entity
2
a dated timeline or list
a timeline that lists events by date
Модель уживання:
a chronology of [something]
Поширена помилка:
A chronology is usually organized by time; a summary may be organized by importance or topic instead.
Синоніми
timeline (More common and often more visual; less formal than chronology.)
|
chronicle (Often a more narrative record; not always a simple list by date.)
Антоніми
summary (A short account that may not follow date-by-date order.)
Словосполучення
a detailed chronology
|a brief chronology
|a chronology of the war
|a chronology of the project
|a chronology of his career
|a published chronology
|a timeline and chronology
|compile a chronology
|provide a chronology
|include a chronology
Теми
time
|history
|publishing
|education
Приклади
- The book opens with a chronology of key political events from 1990 to 2005.
- For the appendix, she compiled a chronology of the company’s major product launches.
- The website includes a concise chronology of the expedition, with dates and locations.
Навчальні приклади
- The article has a chronology at the end.
Іменник
technical
C2
abstract
3
the study of dating events
the study of finding when past events happened
Модель уживання:
[field] chronology
Поширена помилка:
This meaning is about a field of study, not just a timeline you write.
Синоніми
dating (More general; can mean finding the age of objects as well as events.)
Словосполучення
historical chronology
|biblical chronology
|ancient chronology
|relative chronology
|absolute chronology
|chronology and dating
|methods of chronology
|establish a chronology
|chronology of the period
|chronology research
Теми
history
|science
|archaeology
|education
Приклади
- The paper discusses the chronology of early human settlement in the region.
- Advances in radiocarbon dating transformed archaeological chronology.
- Scholars disagree about the chronology of the dynasty’s later rulers.
Граматика
Словникова форма
chronology
IPA
GB/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
US/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
Склади й наголос
chro - no - logy (3 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (no)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: chronology
- Plural: chronologies, chronology
Споріднені слова
Forms
chronologies
noun
Core family
chronological
adjective B2
chronologically
adverb C1
Related words
chronicle
noun C1
Advanced or less common
anachronism
noun
anachronistic
adjective
Вирази
establish the chronology
1/ɪstˈæblɪʃ ðə kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase
formal
determine the true time order
find the correct order of events
Приклади
- Investigators are still trying to establish the chronology of the final hours.
- The judge asked both sides to establish the chronology of the meetings.
- We need to establish the chronology before we can explain what went wrong.
in chronological order
1/ˈɪn kɹˌɑnəlˈɑd͡ʒɪkəl ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
ordered by date/time
from the earliest to the latest
Приклади
- Arrange the receipts in chronological order before scanning them.
- The biography is written in chronological order.
- I listed my jobs in chronological order, starting with my first role.
in chronological order
1/ˈɪn kɹˌɑnəlˈɑd͡ʒɪkəl ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
arranged from earliest to latest
from the oldest to the newest
Приклади
- Please put the documents in chronological order before the meeting.
- The biography tells her story in chronological order, starting with her childhood.
- I organized the photos in chronological order by date taken.
piece together the chronology
1/pˈis təɡˈɛðɚ ðə kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase
reconstruct the event sequence
use clues to find the order of events
Приклади
- Detectives pieced together the chronology from CCTV footage and phone records.
- It took weeks to piece together the chronology of the cyberattack.
- By comparing emails, we were able to piece together the chronology of the decision.
reverse chronological order
1/ɹɪvˈɚs kɹˌɑnəlˈɑd͡ʒɪkəl ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
latest first time order
from the newest to the oldest
Приклади
- Most CVs list work experience in reverse chronological order.
- The comments are displayed in reverse chronological order, with the newest at the top.
- Sort the messages in reverse chronological order to see the latest one first.
reverse chronological order
1/ɹɪvˈɚs kɹˌɑnəlˈɑd͡ʒɪkəl ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
arranged from latest to earliest
from the newest to the oldest
Приклади
- On a résumé, jobs are usually listed in reverse chronological order.
- The blog displays posts in reverse chronological order, with the newest at the top.
- She presented the updates in reverse chronological order to start with the latest news.