issue
Definitions
An important topic or problem under discussion or dispute.
问题，议题。
A single edition of a magazine or newspaper.
（报刊的）一期，期号。
To officially supply, send out, or publish something.
发行，颁布，发给。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin exire (ex- 'out' + it 'go') through Old French issir = 'to go out.' Everything about issue is about something going out: coins issued, an order issued, a magazine issue that comes out monthly. The 'problem' sense is a matter that has come out into the open and must be dealt with.
Root it still carries 29 more wordsWhy It Means This
issue traces straight back to exit — both come from Latin exire, 'to go out,' but issue took the softer Old French road (issir). Once you see 'go out' inside it, the scattered meanings line up: to issue is to send out, an issue is what has come out (a published edition), and an 'issue' in the problem sense is a matter that has surfaced.
Common Collocations
- 1.address the issue解决问题
- 2.raise an issue提出问题
- 3.key issue关键问题
- 4.issue a statement发表声明
- 5.latest issue最新一期
Example Sentences
- 1.
Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time.
- 2.
The new issue of the magazine comes out on Friday.
- 3.
The bank issued a warning about online scams.
- 4.
They issued passports to all the new citizens.