information
/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- facts provided or learned about something or someone消息; 情报; 资料, 资讯：
a vital piece of information.
一条至关重要的消息。
1.1
- count noun Law a charge lodged with a magistrates' court【律】（向治安法院提起的）控告, 起诉：
the tenant may lay an information against his landlord alleging the existence of a statutory nuisance.
房客可起诉房东, 指控存在着法定的安居妨害行为。
2
- what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things（由特定事物组合或排列传递或表达的）信息：
genetically transmitted information.
遗传信息。
2.1
- Computing data as processed, stored, or transmitted by a computer【计算机】（由计算机处理、存储或传输的）信息。
2.2
- (in information theory) a mathematical quantity expressing the probability of occurrence of a particular sequence of symbols, impulses, etc., as against that of alternative sequences（信息论用语）信息。
派生词
informational
adjectiveinformationally
adverb词源
late Middle English （also in the sense 'formation of the mind, teaching'）, via Old French from Latin informatio（n-）, from the verb informare （see INFORM）.