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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·for·ma·tion DATE 14th century 1. the communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence 2. a. (1) knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction (2) intelligence , news (3) facts, data b. the attribute inherent in and communicated by one of two or more alternative sequences or arrangements of something (as nucleotides in DNA or binary digits in a computer program) that produce specific effects c. (1) a signal or character (as in a communication system or computer) representing data (2) something (as a message, experimental data, or a picture) which justifies change in a construct (as a plan or theory) that represents physical or mental experience or another construct d. a quantitative measure of the content of information; specifically : a numerical quantity that measures the uncertainty in the outcome of an experiment to be performed 3. the act of informing against a person 4. a formal accusation of a crime made by a prosecuting officer as distinguished from an indictment presented by a grand jury • in·for·ma·tion·al·ly adverb English Etymology information 1387, "act of informing," from O.Fr . informacion, from L.informationem (nom. informatio) "outline, concept, idea," noun of action from informare (see inform). Meaning "knowledge communicated" is from c.1450. Short form info is attested from 1906. Infomercial (with commercial) and infotainment (with entertainment) are from 1983. Before infomercial was the print form, advertorial (1961).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ information in·for·ma·tion / 7infE5meiFn; NAmE 7infEr5m- / (also informal info) noun[U] 1. ~ (on / about sb / sth) facts or details about sb / sth 信息；消息；情报；资料；资讯: a piece of information 一则消息 a source of information 消息来源 to collect / gather / obtain / receive information 收集/搜集/获取/接收信息 to provide / give / pass on information 提供/给予/传递信息 For further information on the diet, write to us at this address. 欲知规定饮食的详情,请按这个地址给我们写信。 Our information is that the police will shortly make an arrest. 我们得到的情报是,警察不久就要逮捕人了。 This leaflet is produced for the information of (= to inform) our customers. 这张传单是为向我们的顾客提供信息而印制的。 an information desk 问询处 He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant information. 在看到全部相关资料之前他拒绝评论。 2. (NAmE, informal) = directory enquiries • in·for·ma·tion·al / -FEnl / adj. [only before noun] : the informational content of a book 书的信息内容 the informational role of the media 新闻媒体的信息功能 IDIOMS ▪ for information 'only written on documents that are sent to sb who needs to know the information in them but does not need to deal with them (文件)仅供参考 ▪ for your infor'mation 1. (abbr. FYI) = for information only 2. (informal) used to tell sb that they are wrong about sth (指出对方弄错)需要提醒你的是,需要说明的是: For your information, I don't even have a car. 你要知道,我连汽车都没有。 ⇨ more at mine n. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English information noun ADJ. accurate, correct, precise | false It is alleged that he gave false information to the tax authorities. | relevant, useful, valuable | useless | available Further information is available on request. | missing | fresh, new | latest, up-to-date the latest information on lung conditions | additional, extra, further | general general information about the company as a whole | basic basic information like date of birth, doctor's name and phone number | background | detailed | factual | classified, confidential, secret | price-sensitive There are legal constraints on the use of price-sensitive information. | bibliographic, economic, educational, financial, social, technological, etc. QUANT. item, piece an interesting piece of information | bit, fragment, nugget, scrap, snippet She let slip a few nuggets of information about herself. | mine, wealth This book is a mine of information on the Romans. VERB + INFORMATION contain | have Do you have the information I need? | retain, store James is able to retain an enormous amount of factual information in his head. database systems that process and store information | need, require | ask for, request | look for, seek | find, gain, get, obtain information gained from research | collect, gather The police are still questioning witnesses and gathering information. | receive | dig up Have you dug up any further information on the suspect? | extract, retrieve the difficulties of extracting information from government officials software that retrieves information from a variety of different sources | access Portable computers are good for accessing information while travelling. | download | disclose, give, impart, make available, provide (sb with), supply (sb with) a court order preventing an ex-employee from disclosing confidential information | leak Someone leaked information to the press. | pass on They passed on the information about the crime to the police. | circulate, disseminate an organization that collects and disseminates information about women in science | exchange The French and British police will exchange information on wanted criminals. | withhold It was improper of the broker to withhold the information from the stock exchange. | cover up, suppress | collate, organize | check | analyse | present The way you present the information is important. | publish | act on, go on At the moment we've very little information to go on. INFORMATION + VERB relate to sth information relating to the social background of the child | lead to sth a reward for information leading to an arrest INFORMATION + NOUN service | bureau, desk, office, centre | source | system | processing PREP. according to ~ According to information received by the police, the terrorists have left the country. | for sb's ~ This leaflet is produced for the information of our customers. | ~ about/concerning/on/regarding financial information concerning a company PHRASES access to information, the exchange of information, the flow of information to improve the flow of information within the company | a lack of information, a request for information, a source of information Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: KNOWLEDGE 2, lore, science, wisdom 2 Synonyms: NEWS , advice, intelligence, speerings, tidings, wordWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: information retrieval , or information science , or information superhighway , or information scientist , or information girl , or information theory in·for·ma·tion I. \ˌinfə(r)ˈmāshən\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English informacioun, from enfourmen, informen to inform + -acioun -ation — more at inform 1. a. obsolete : an endowing with form b. obsolete : the act of animating or inspiring c. obsolete : training , discipline , instruction d. : the communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence < the function of a public library is information > < we enclose a price list for your information > 2. : something received or obtained through informing: as a. : knowledge communicated by others or obtained from investigation, study, or instruction b. : knowledge of a particular event or situation : intelligence , news , advices < latest information from the battle front > < securing information about conditions in the upper atmosphere > < information bureau > c. : facts or figures ready for communication or use as distinguished from those incorporated in a formally organized branch of knowledge : data < reliable source of information > d. : a signal (as one of the digits in dialing a telephone number) purposely impressed upon the input of a communication system or a calculating machine 3. : the act of informing against a person or party 4. a. : a formal accusation of a crime made by a prosecuting officer on information brought to his attention as distinguished from an indictment presented by a grand jury : complaint b. : a pleading by an attorney general or other public officer setting forth a civil case or relief in which some public right of the state is asserted c. : the document containing the depositions of the witnesses against one accused of crime 5. : the process by which the form of an object of knowledge is impressed upon the apprehending mind so as to bring about the state of knowing 6. : a logical quantity belonging to propositions and arguments as well as terms and comprising the sum of the synthetical propositions in which the term, proposition, or argument taken enters as subject or predicate, antecedent or consequent — see quantity 5c7. : a numerical quantity that measures the uncertainty in the outcome of an experiment to be performed < when an event occurs whose probability was p, the event is said to communicate an amount of information log (1/p) — W.F.Brown b. 1904 > < the amount of information is defined, in the simplest cases, to be measured by the logarithm of the number of available choices — C.E.Shannon & Warren Weaver > Synonyms: see knowledge II. noun : the attribute inherent in and communicated by one of two or more alternative sequences or arrangements of something (as nucleotides in DNA or binary digits in a computer program) that produce specific effects |
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