an official record of events or activities year by year; historical records 编年史;历史记载 used in the title of academic journals (用于学术杂志的名称)年报,年鉴 Annals of Science, vol. viii 《科学年报》卷八
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin annales (libri) ‘yearly (books)’, from annus ‘year’.