compilation
/ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action or process of producing something, especially a list, book, or report, by assembling information collected from other sources汇编; 编辑, 编纂：
great care has been taken in the compilation of this guidebook.
这本旅行指南编得十分用心。
2
- a thing, especially a book, record, or broadcast programme, that is put together by assembling previously separate items汇编物; 编辑物, 编纂物：
there are thirty-three stories in this compilation
这本故事集里有33个故事
as modifier a compilation album集邮册。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compilatio（n-）, from compilare 'to plunder' （see COMPILE）.