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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary di·a·ry (plural -ries) ETYMOLOGY Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deity DATE 1581 1. a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal ; especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings2. a book intended or used for a diary English Etymology diary 1581, from L. diarium, "daily allowance," later "a journal," neut. of diarius "daily," from dies "day." Earliest sense was a daily record of events; sense of the book in which such are written is first attested in Ben Jonson's "Volpone" (1605). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ diary diary / 5daiEri / noun(pl. -ies) 1. (BrE) (NAmE date·book) a book with spaces for each day of the year in which you can write down things you have to do in the future (工作日程)记事簿: a desk diary 枱式记事簿 I'll make a note of our next meeting in my diary. 我将把下次会议的事记在我的记事簿上。 2. a book in which you can write down the experiences you have each day, your private thoughts, etc. 日记;日记簿: Do you keep a diary (= write one regularly) ? 你每天记日记吗? ⇨ see also journal (3), video diary ⇨ note at agenda Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English diary noun 1 for appointments ADJ. appointments, bookings, engagement, social | desk, pocket | electronic VERB + DIARY have sth in I haven't got the meeting in my diary. | put sth in, write sth in Put it in your diary before you forget. PREP. in a/your ~ 2 for writing down what happens each day ADJ. detailed | daily | personal, private, secret | field, gardening, travel He jotted down observations on the animals' habits in his field diary. VERB + DIARY keep I starting keeping a diary when I was thirteen. | write sth in, note sth in, record sth in ‘It's all over,’ he wrote in his diary for April 21. DIARY + NOUN entry PREP. in a/your ~ I've made a note in my diary. PHRASES an entry in a diary Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged di·a·ry I. \ˈdī(ə)rē, -ri\ noun (-es) Etymology: Latin diarium, from dies day + -arium -ary — more at deity 1. : a register or record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal ; especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings2. : a book intended or used for a diary II. adjective Etymology: Latin dies day + English -ary : lasting one day < diary fever > |
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