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doomsday book

/ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk/

翻译: 指《末日审判书》,即1086年威廉征服者下令编纂的英格兰土地和资源全面调查记录。常比喻最终或权威性的文件,也指最后审判或清算的依据。

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/ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk/C1formal
  • zh指《末日审判书》,即1086年威廉征服者下令编纂的英格兰土地和资源全面调查记录。常比喻最终或权威性的文件,也指最后审判或清算的依据。

A reference to the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landholdings and resources in England completed in 1086 under William the Conqueror. The phrase is often used metaphorically to describe a definitive or authoritative record, or a source of final judgment or reckoning.

  1. Historical recordB2formalbritish

    A comprehensive survey of land and property in England, completed in 1086 under William the Conqueror, used for taxation and administrative purposes.

    zh末日审判书

    • The Domesday Book provides a detailed account of medieval English society.
    • Historians rely on the Domesday Book to study land ownership in the 11th century.
    • The Domesday Book lists over 13,000 settlements in England.