gazetteer
/ˌɡæzəˈtɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɡæzəˈtɪr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌga-zə-ˈtir/ (ame, mw)
gazetteer — 名詞
- gazetteersingular
- gazetteersplural
1. a reference work — either bound into an atlas as an appendix or published on its
地名辭典
按字母列出地名與地理資料的工具書
a reference work — either bound into an atlas as an appendix or published on its own — that arranges place names in alphabetical order and gives brief facts for each entry, such as population, map coordinates, or notable features.
Lien checked the gazetteer at the back of the atlas to find the population of her hometown.
Lien 翻開地圖集後面的地名辭典，查她家鄉的人口數字。
common scaffold: check the gazetteer at the back of an atlas
The library keeps a Victorian gazetteer of Scotland on its reference shelf for local-history researchers.
圖書館的參考書架上放著一本維多利亞時代的蘇格蘭地名辭典，供地方史研究者使用。
collocation: gazetteer of [region]
Caio compiled a small gazetteer of every village along the river for his geography project.
Caio 為了地理作業，把河流沿岸每一個村莊都整理進一本小型地名辭典裡。
Naoko uses an online gazetteer that shows map links and old spellings beside every place name.
Naoko 用的線上地名辭典，會在每個地名旁邊附上地圖連結和舊地名拼法。
According to Karim's gazetteer, the town of Ashby once had three mills and a railway station.
根據 Karim 那本地名辭典，Ashby 這個鎮上以前有三座磨坊和一個火車站。
- geographical dictionary
fuller descriptive term; same idea but more transparent for non-specialists
- place-name index
narrower — focuses on the listing function without the brief facts
- atlas index
the back-of-atlas form specifically; not used as a standalone volume
文法句型
a gazetteer of [region]
in a gazetteer
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'of + [country/region]' or as a fixed phrase 'at the back of the atlas'. Subject of the surrounding sentence is usually a reader or researcher consulting it, not the gazetteer itself.
常見錯誤
2. a writer or reporter who works for a gazette — that is, an old-style newspaper o
報刊記者
舊式報紙或公報的撰稿人或記者
a writer or reporter who works for a gazette — that is, an old-style newspaper or official journal — especially one who supplies news items or short notices for publication.
Christopher worked for thirty years as a gazetteer at a small county paper in Yorkshire.
Christopher 在約克郡一家小型地方報擔任報刊記者三十年。
occupation noun: work as a gazetteer at [paper]
Erik, the village gazetteer, filed a short notice about the new bridge opening over the river.
村裡的報刊記者 Erik 寫了一則短訊，報導河上新橋的啟用。
typical action: file a notice / write a short piece
Padma trained as a gazetteer in the 1970s before moving on to broadcast journalism.
Padma 一九七零年代曾受訓擔任報刊記者，後來才轉到廣播新聞界。
Readers wrote in every week to praise the town's gazetteer, Gabriel, for his careful livestock-market reports.
讀者每週都寫信來，稱讚鎮上的報刊記者 Gabriel 把家畜市集行情報導得仔細周到。
- journalist
the everyday modern term; far more common in current English
- reporter
covers news-gathering specifically; 'gazetteer' is broader and more dated
- newspaperman
informal, dated; gender-marked older term for the same role
文法句型
a gazetteer for [publication]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names a person who writes; sense 1 names a book that lists places. The two share an etymology through 'gazette' but readers should pick the meaning from whether the noun is a thing on a shelf or someone with a job.