chronology
/krəˈnɒlədʒɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- the study of historical records to establish the dates of past events年代学。
1.1
- the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence（事件, 日期）按先后次序的排列：
the novel abandons the conventions of normal chronology
这部小说放弃了正常的以情节发生先后次序为安排的这一传统方式
count noun a diary recording a chronology of events.一本按事件发生先后顺序记录的日记。
1.2
- count noun a table or document displaying such an arrangement年表。
派生词
chronologist
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from modern Latin chronologia, from Greek khronos 'time' + -logia （see -LOGY）.