directory

directory
(pl. -ies)
  1. a book listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers
    名址录;电话号码簿
    ■(Computing)a file which consists solely of a set of other files (which may themselves be directories)
    (计算机)(包含其他文件或目录的)目录
  2. (chiefly historical)a book of directions for the conduct of Christian worship, especially in Presbyterian and Roman Catholic Churches
    (主史)(尤指长老会和罗马天主教会的)礼拜规则书
  3. (the Directory)the French revolutionary government in France 1795–9, comprising two councils and a five-member executive. It maintained an aggressive foreign policy, but could not control events at home and was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte
    督政府(1795–1799年法国的革命政府,由两个议会和五个督政官组成,该政府在外交政策上野心勃勃,但未能有效控制国内事务,被拿破仑•波拿巴推翻)
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the general sense 'something that directs'): from late Latin directorium, from director 'governor', from dirigere 'to guide'
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