chronology
gb/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/ us/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
C1
英语
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名词
formal
C1
relation
1
the order events happen
the time order of events
用法模式：
the chronology of [something]
常见错误：
Don’t confuse chronology (the order) with chronicle (a written story or record).
近义词
sequence (General word for events in order, not necessarily by time.)
|
order (Broader than chronology; can be any kind of arrangement.)
反义词
disorder (Lack of a clear or correct order.)
搭配
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
主题
time
|history
|writing
|education
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- We need the chronology of the story.
- The chronology is hard to follow.
名词
formal
C1
entity
2
a dated timeline or list
a timeline that lists events by date
用法模式：
a chronology of [something]
常见错误：
A chronology is usually organized by time; a summary may be organized by importance or topic instead.
近义词
timeline (More common and often more visual; less formal than chronology.)
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chronicle (Often a more narrative record; not always a simple list by date.)
反义词
summary (A short account that may not follow date-by-date order.)
搭配
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
主题
time
|history
|publishing
|education
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- The article has a chronology at the end.
名词
technical
C2
abstract
3
the study of dating events
the study of finding when past events happened
用法模式：
[field] chronology
常见错误：
This meaning is about a field of study, not just a timeline you write.
近义词
dating (More general; can mean finding the age of objects as well as events.)
搭配
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
主题
history
|science
|archaeology
|education
例句
- 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.
语法
词典原形
chronology
IPA
GB/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
US/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
音节与重音
chro - no - logy （3 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (no)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: chronology
- Plural: chronologies, chronology
词族
Forms
chronologies
noun
Core family
chronological
adjective B2
chronologically
adverb C1
Related words
chronicle
noun C1
Advanced or less common
anachronism
noun
anachronistic
adjective
相关表达
establish the chronology
1/ɪstˈæblɪʃ ðə kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase
formal
determine the true time order
find the correct order of events
例句
- 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
例句
- 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
例句
- 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
例句
- 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
例句
- 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
例句
- 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.