Guinness World Records
/ˌɡɪnɪs wɜːld ˈrekɔːdz/
/ˌɡɪnɪs wɜːrld ˈrekərdz/
- a book, published every year, which gives all the records achieved in a very wide range of fields and activities. For example, the names of the oldest, tallest, richest and fastest people in the world are all given. The book was first published in 1955 as The Guinness Book of Records and is now so popular that it is available in many different languages. People sometimes talk of doing something that has never been done before just to get into (= have their names mentioned in) the book.
吉尼斯世界纪录：每年出版一本书，其中提供了在各个领域和活动中取得的所有记录。例如，给出了世界上最古老，最高，最富有和最快的人的名字。该书于1955年首次出版，当时名为《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》，现在非常流行，以多种语言提供。人们有时会谈论做某事，只是为了进入书中（在书中提到他们的名字）。