publication

Definitions

public (of the people) + -ation (act / result) = 'the act of making something public.' From Latin pūblicāre 'to make public.' When you make a written work public, you publish it — so publication is both the act (the publication of the report) and the thing produced (a monthly publication).

Why It Means This

Publication carries the two meanings any '-ation' noun tends to have: the act and its product. It comes from pūblicāre, 'to make public' — and the everyday verb for making a written work public is publish. Note the spelling split: the verb publish came through Old French publier and lost the hard -c-, while the noun publication kept the Latin -c- intact. So publish and publication are the same word wearing two outfits.

Common Collocations

• 1.academic publication学术出版物
• 2.publication date出版日期
• 3.for publication供发表用
• 4.scientific publication科学刊物
• 5.publication of the report报告的发布

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The publication of her first novel made her famous overnight.

• 2.

  This article appeared in a respected scientific publication.

• 3.

  The report is being held back until after the election.