Documentary Television Noun Film Radio Information Evidence Written
The word "documentary" has two main meanings: as a countable noun, it refers to a TV, radio, or film program that presents factual information or shows real events, such as a documentary film; as an adjective, it describes evidence or sources that are written down.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](电视、广播等)纪实节目;纪录片 A documentary is a television or radio programme, or a film, which shows real events or provides information about a particular subject.
...a TV documentary on homelessness.
探讨无家可归问题的电视纪录片
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[ADJ 形容词](证据)有文件记录的,来源于文件的,书面的Documentary evidence consists of things that are written down.
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We have documentary evidence that they were planning military action.
我们有书面证据证明他们正在策划军事行动。
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docu·men·tary/ˌdɒkjuˈmentri; NAmEˌdɑːkjuˈmentri/
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documentarydocumentariesnoun(pluraldocu·men·taries)a film or a radio or television programme giving facts about sth 纪录片;纪实广播(或电视)节目◆a television documentary about/on the future of nuclear power关于核能前景的纪实电视片☞collocationsat
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adjective[only before noun ]1consisting of documents 文件的;文献的;由文件(或文献)组成的◆documentary evidence/sources/material书面证据;文件来源;文献资料2giving a record of or report on the facts about sth, especially by using pictures, recordings, etc. of people involved 纪录的;纪实的◆a documentary film about the war关于那场战争的纪录片docu·men·tary/ˌdɒkjuˈmentri; NAmEˌdɑːkjuˈmentri/
a film or a television or radio programme that gives detailed information about a particular subjectdocumentary on/about A local film crew is making a documentary about volcanoes.► see thesaurus at
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1documentary films, programmes, photographs etc give or show information about a particular subject: documentary films2consisting of or written on documentsdocumentary evidence/proof One of the most useful sources of documentary evidence is maps.
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纪录片(97%),纪实的(2%),文件形式的(1%)
n.纪录片
adj.记录的;文件的;记实的
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