compilation

/ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːmpɪˈleɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkäm-pə-ˈlā-shən also -ˌpī-/ (ame, mw)

compilation — 名詞

  • compilationsingular
  • compilationsplural

1. the work of collecting material from different places and arranging it into one

1.名詞C1
釋義

編纂

蒐集整理材料的過程

the work of collecting material from different places and arranging it into one useful whole

例句

Kian handled the compilation of survey results before the staff meeting.

Kian 在員工會議前負責問卷結果的編纂工作。

pattern: the compilation of [results]

The compilation of family recipes took Lien most of the winter.

家族食譜的編纂工作，讓 Lien 花了大半個冬天。

同義詞
  • assembly

    formal and broad, often about putting parts together rather than information or texts

  • collation

    more technical, especially for bringing documents or data together for checking

  • gathering

    everyday and less structured than compilation

文法句型

the compilation of [material]

weeks of compilation

用法筆記

Often followed by of + material. This sense focuses on the work being done, not the finished book, album, or file in sense 2.

常見錯誤

❌The interns compilation the guest list every Friday.
✅The interns compile the guest list every Friday.
💡'compilation' is a noun; the verb for doing the work is 'compile'.

2. a book, album, file, or similar work made by bringing several separate pieces to

2.名詞B2
釋義

合輯；彙編

由多個部分拼成的作品

a book, album, file, or similar work made by bringing several separate pieces together

例句

Ezra bought a blues compilation at the airport bookshop.

Ezra 在機場書店買了一張藍調合輯。

collocation: blues compilation

The teacher shared a digital compilation of student poems with the class.

老師把學生詩作的數位彙編分享給全班。

pattern: a compilation of [poems]

同義詞
  • collection

    the broad everyday word for a group of gathered items

  • anthology

    used mainly for selected writing or art, not every kind of compiled work

  • album

    fits music or pictures, but not general files or documents

文法句型

a compilation of [pieces]

a blues compilation

用法筆記

Often used for books, albums, playlists, and files made from material that already existed elsewhere. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the making process.

常見錯誤

❌The singer called the album a compilation even though all twelve songs were new.
✅The singer called it a studio album because all twelve songs were new.
💡A compilation usually brings together material that already existed in separate places.