journal
/ˈdʒɜːnəl/noun
1
- a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity（专业性）报纸或期刊：
medical journals
医学期刊
in names the Wall Street Journal.《华尔街日报》。
2
- a daily record of news and events of a personal nature; a diary日记; 日志。
2.1
- Nautical a logbook【航海】航海日志。
2.2
the Journals
a record of the daily proceedings in the Houses of Parliament议事录（议院日常议程的记录）。
2.3
- (in bookkeeping) a daily record of business transactions with a statement of the accounts to which each is to be debited and credited（簿记）分类账, 日记账。
3
- the part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings轴颈。
词源
late Middle English (originally denoting a book containing the appointed times of daily prayers)： from Old French jurnal, from late Latin diurnalis （see DIURNAL）.