The Dictionary of National Biography
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(abbreviation the DNB)
- a book in many volumes containing the life stories of famous British people from the earliest historical period to the present time. It is published by Oxford University Press and was first completed in 1900. A new DNB, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, was published in print and online in 2004. The online version is updated regularly.
《国家传记词典》：多卷书，其中载有从最早的历史时期到现在的英国著名人物的生平事迹。它由牛津大学出版社出版，于1900年首次完成。2004年，印刷版和在线出版了新的DNB，《牛津国家传记词典》。在线版本会定期更新。