record

Pronunciation: [ri'kɒ:d]

Average Rank: 1165

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 记录, 履历, 档案, 审判记录, 最高纪录, 唱片 vt. 记录, 记载, 标明, 将...录音 vi. 记录, 录音, 可被录音 a. 创纪录的 [计] 录制, 记录

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
  • n. the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
  • n. the sum of recognized accomplishments
  • n. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: records
Past Participle: recorded
Past: recorded
Present Participle: recording
3rd Person: records

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#466

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.3% (Top 95.3% most frequent)
95.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1046

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 89.5% (Top 89.5% most frequent)
89.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#1984

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 80.2% (Top 80.2% most frequent)
80.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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