实录 (shí lù) — (historical) veritable records — official year-by-year chronicles of an emperor's reign; faithful record; authentic account (of events, proceedings, etc.)
Definition
A "faithful, authentic record" of events, especially the official year-by-year annals of an emperor's reign (e.g. 《明实录》). At HSK 7 it appears as a written/literary term for historical chronicles rather than casual reports.
noun
(historical) veritable records — official year-by-year chronicles of an emperor's reignfaithful recordauthentic account (of events, proceedings, etc.)
Examples
- 实录。Zhè bù shí lù xiáng xì jì zǎi le míng cháo de lì shǐ.This veritable record details the history of the Ming Dynasty.
- 实录，。Huì yì shí lù yǐ jīng zhěng lǐ hǎo, dà jiā kě yǐ chá yuè.The faithful record of the meeting has been compiled; everyone can consult it.
- 实录。Zhè běn shū shì zuò zhě duì nà duàn lì shǐ de zhēn shí shí lù.This book is the author's authentic record of that period of history.
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