annal
noun [ C ] formal uk/ˈæn.əl/ us/ˈæn.əl/
[ usually plural ]（国家、组织、群体的）历史，历史记录
historical records of the activities of a country, organization, group, etc.; history in general
The signing of the Treaty of Rome was the greatest event in the annals of European integration. 《罗马条约》的签署是欧洲一体化史上最伟大的事件。
The crime of genocide, as carried out in the twentieth century, was unknown to human annals even during the darkest ages. 二十世纪发生的种族灭绝罪行，即使是在欧洲黑暗时期也是闻所未闻、没有历史记录的。
There's no precedent for this crash in the annals of commercial aviation. 这起坠机事故在商业航空史上没有先例。
[ usually plural ]科学期刊
a serious magazine or newspaper that is published regularly about a scientific subject
The new guidelines are published in today's Annals of Internal Medicine. 新的指南发表在今天的《内科学年鉴》上。
年鉴
a record of the events of one year
The annal for 1086 in this version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was written c. 1121. 在这个版本的盎格鲁-撒克逊编年史中，1086年的年鉴写于1121年左右。
（特定事件的）编年史
a record of one event in a chronicle (= a written record of historical events)
The final sentence of the annal on Cnut's marriage to Emma refers to Eadric of Mercia's execution. 克努特大帝和爱玛的婚史记录的最后一句提到了麦西亚王国的艾德里克被处决。
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- No one in the annals of the state had ever been successfully prosecuted under this law.
- In the annals of composition, these songs represent a new, truly American style.
- The syndrome has not yet earned official designation in the annals of psychiatry.
- Their work was made public earlier this year in the Annals of Human Genetics.
- The Chronicle annal for 1022 is thoroughly obscure.
- This event was recorded in three separate annals.
Idiom
go down in the annalsidiom 得到纪念;载入史册
to be remembered as an important event, person, etc.
Quite whether he will go down in the annals of American history as a great leader remains to be seen. 他是否会以伟大领导人的身份载入美国史册，还有待观察。
The story of Molly the chicken went down in the annals of our family history. 小鸡莫莉的故事载入了我们的家族史册。