Definition of documentary in English:

documentary

adjective dɒkjʊˈmɛnt(ə)riˌdɑkjəˈmɛnt(ə)ri

1Consisting of or based on official documents.
documentary evidence of regular payments from the company
Example sentencesExamples
- It's not a documentary analysis of how the far right organises itself.
- However, these customers would also have to provide documentary proof of their claims.
- In fact, the documentary record is always depressingly full of fragments and gaps.
- We had told Mr Blunkett's officials about our irrefutable documentary evidence before he wrote his article.
- Both have continued in their claims to have Welsh antecedents despite further new documentary evidence to the contrary.
- So although this theory is often repeated, the documentary sources do not support it.
- Instead one has to go back to the language of the clause in its documentary and factual context and try to see what it means.
- Why is the earliest documentary evidence from 1964, when most people remember ska from earlier than that?
- These photos gave me a documentary record that I could draw upon later during the writing.
- The tribunal also had regard to some 3,000 pages of documentary material provided by the parties.
- The downside of the online boom is the worry that historians will lose a documentary record.
- The discussion so far has been mainly based upon literary and documentary evidence.
- That was despite MI5 agents eventually providing documentary evidence to prove the men had been in Britain.
- The question of credibility raises the issue of whether the documentary source is biased.
- Most of our understanding of the Black Death has come from documentary sources.
- Your Honour, rare is the case that is tried where the documentary record is pristine and intact.
- This will serve as documentary evidence in case of any problems later.
- Everything was drawn from primary research with living survivors and from documentary eyewitness accounts.
- His published record was the first documentary evidence in Europe of the existence of the New World.
- Surviving manuscripts have been preserved by chance, so there will always be lacunae in the documentary record.
Synonyms
recorded, documented, registered, written, chronicled, archived, archive, on record, in writing, on paper
tabulated, charted
2Using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual report on a particular subject.
（电影、电视，广播节目，摄影）纪实的
a documentary programme about Manchester United
有关曼彻斯特联队的纪实节目。
Example sentencesExamples
- She made her case to her editors, who agreed to provide a forum for her documentary work.
- The documentary tradition has long been engaged with the real world, often explicitly in order to change it.
- He ran a laundry service with a friend, became a journalist and radio presenter and then a documentary filmmaker.
- The ground-breaking documentary series takes viewers to Planet Earth millions of years into the future.
- This in turn fuelled an interest in documentary photography and reportage.
- The film follows the documentary filmmaker on her quest to probe the very soul of the modern politician.
- Scotland has a long history of producing one-off history and documentary programmes.
- This documentary film provides a unique insight into the life of Collins.
- However, I must say that my favourite discoveries were in the short and documentary sections.
- Regular items included comic interviews with people in the street and a mock documentary slot.
- Each year, the trust acknowledges the best documentary film-making from Britain and abroad.
- I'm glad the film ended up as a documentary type film with interviews intercut with reconstructions of the fateful climb.
- Loach also commented that the use of documentary elements reflected the programme's scheduling.
- The success of the documentary style fooled many into forgetting that they were watching works of fiction.
- He belonged to the generation of broadcasters who saw documentary reporting as the highest possible calling.
- Shot in documentary style throughout the day and night, the images are raw and real to illustrate the work behind the headlines.
- There is also a four minute documentary featurette on the making of the music video.
- The film is a mixture of real documentary footage and recreation.
- On the last day, the subjects went to a law school where they saw a documentary re-enactment of a real rape trial.
- They are the subject of a new fly-on-the-wall documentary series, starting tonight.
Synonyms
factual, non-fictional, real-life, true to life, fact-based

nounPlural documentaries dɒkjʊˈmɛnt(ə)riˌdɑkjəˈmɛnt(ə)ri

A film or television or radio programme that provides a factual report on a particular subject.
纪实电影（或电视、广播）节目
Example sentencesExamples
- What do you think it is that sets your films apart from other documentaries that don't manage to make money?
- I spend Friday night at home in front of the television, watching bad documentaries.
- Sadly we don't get such shows here… now its all war related specials and documentaries.
- It has been acknowledged as one of the most widely watched television documentaries of all time.
- They want a balanced diet of variety, costume dramas and documentaries.
- He has written and directed scores of films and television series and documentaries.
- Reporters sought her out for interviews and several documentaries were filmed.
- The channel would show war documentaries, military reports and a variety of films.
- My main point is that we are not all as we are portrayed in numerous documentaries and programmes.
- His exploits are to be screened on two television documentaries about the sport.
- She also had a subsequent solo career, and then moved into television to make documentaries.
- The programme features five documentaries shot in the immediate wake of the terrorist attacks.
- Over the past decade we have seen a number of documentaries on Chaplin's film art.
- Equally, cinema documentaries may have to be edited down for television.
- Is it the role of television documentaries to change government policy?
- The inspiration for the film came from two documentaries he watched on Korean TV.
- Television documentaries have used interviews with academics in two ways.
- I've lost count of how many special election reports and documentaries there have been.
- In the last month he has been the subject of two television documentaries.
- There are many books, films and documentaries on the subject of widows in India.
Synonyms
factual programme, factual film
programme, film, report, presentation, broadcast, transmission

Derivatives

documentarily

adverb

Origin

Early 19th century: from document + -ary¹.

Rhymes

alimentary, complementary, complimentary, elementary, parliamentary, rudimentary, sedimentary, supplementary, testamentary

Definition of documentary in US English:

documentary

adjectiveˌdɑkjəˈmɛnt(ə)riˌdäkyəˈment(ə)rē

1Consisting of official pieces of written, printed, or other matter.
文件的；文献的；由文件组成的
his book is based on documentary sources
他的书是以文献资料为基础的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of our understanding of the Black Death has come from documentary sources.
- So although this theory is often repeated, the documentary sources do not support it.
- The question of credibility raises the issue of whether the documentary source is biased.
- However, these customers would also have to provide documentary proof of their claims.
- The tribunal also had regard to some 3,000 pages of documentary material provided by the parties.
- The downside of the online boom is the worry that historians will lose a documentary record.
- Everything was drawn from primary research with living survivors and from documentary eyewitness accounts.
- That was despite MI5 agents eventually providing documentary evidence to prove the men had been in Britain.
- The discussion so far has been mainly based upon literary and documentary evidence.
- These photos gave me a documentary record that I could draw upon later during the writing.
- We had told Mr Blunkett's officials about our irrefutable documentary evidence before he wrote his article.
- It's not a documentary analysis of how the far right organises itself.
- Why is the earliest documentary evidence from 1964, when most people remember ska from earlier than that?
- Surviving manuscripts have been preserved by chance, so there will always be lacunae in the documentary record.
- This will serve as documentary evidence in case of any problems later.
- Instead one has to go back to the language of the clause in its documentary and factual context and try to see what it means.
- Both have continued in their claims to have Welsh antecedents despite further new documentary evidence to the contrary.
- His published record was the first documentary evidence in Europe of the existence of the New World.
- Your Honour, rare is the case that is tried where the documentary record is pristine and intact.
- In fact, the documentary record is always depressingly full of fragments and gaps.
Synonyms
recorded, documented, registered, written, chronicled, archived, archive, on record, in writing, on paper
1. 1.1 (of a movie, a television or radio program, or photography) using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual record or report.
  （电影、电视，广播节目，摄影）纪实的
  he has directed documentary shorts and feature films
  Example sentencesExamples
  Regular items included comic interviews with people in the street and a mock documentary slot.
  There is also a four minute documentary featurette on the making of the music video.
  Each year, the trust acknowledges the best documentary film-making from Britain and abroad.
  He belonged to the generation of broadcasters who saw documentary reporting as the highest possible calling.
  Loach also commented that the use of documentary elements reflected the programme's scheduling.
  They are the subject of a new fly-on-the-wall documentary series, starting tonight.
  This in turn fuelled an interest in documentary photography and reportage.
  The ground-breaking documentary series takes viewers to Planet Earth millions of years into the future.
  The success of the documentary style fooled many into forgetting that they were watching works of fiction.
  Shot in documentary style throughout the day and night, the images are raw and real to illustrate the work behind the headlines.
  This documentary film provides a unique insight into the life of Collins.
  He ran a laundry service with a friend, became a journalist and radio presenter and then a documentary filmmaker.
  Scotland has a long history of producing one-off history and documentary programmes.
  She made her case to her editors, who agreed to provide a forum for her documentary work.
  The film is a mixture of real documentary footage and recreation.
  However, I must say that my favourite discoveries were in the short and documentary sections.
  The documentary tradition has long been engaged with the real world, often explicitly in order to change it.
  On the last day, the subjects went to a law school where they saw a documentary re-enactment of a real rape trial.
  I'm glad the film ended up as a documentary type film with interviews intercut with reconstructions of the fateful climb.
  The film follows the documentary filmmaker on her quest to probe the very soul of the modern politician.
  Synonyms
  factual, non-fictional, real-life, true to life, fact-based

nounˌdɑkjəˈmɛnt(ə)riˌdäkyəˈment(ə)rē

A movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record or report.
纪实电影（或电视、广播）节目
Example sentencesExamples
- It has been acknowledged as one of the most widely watched television documentaries of all time.
- The channel would show war documentaries, military reports and a variety of films.
- Over the past decade we have seen a number of documentaries on Chaplin's film art.
- The programme features five documentaries shot in the immediate wake of the terrorist attacks.
- His exploits are to be screened on two television documentaries about the sport.
- The inspiration for the film came from two documentaries he watched on Korean TV.
- In the last month he has been the subject of two television documentaries.
- Television documentaries have used interviews with academics in two ways.
- I've lost count of how many special election reports and documentaries there have been.
- I spend Friday night at home in front of the television, watching bad documentaries.
- There are many books, films and documentaries on the subject of widows in India.
- What do you think it is that sets your films apart from other documentaries that don't manage to make money?
- She also had a subsequent solo career, and then moved into television to make documentaries.
- Equally, cinema documentaries may have to be edited down for television.
- Is it the role of television documentaries to change government policy?
- He has written and directed scores of films and television series and documentaries.
- Sadly we don't get such shows here… now its all war related specials and documentaries.
- My main point is that we are not all as we are portrayed in numerous documentaries and programmes.
- Reporters sought her out for interviews and several documentaries were filmed.
- They want a balanced diet of variety, costume dramas and documentaries.
Synonyms
factual programme, factual film

Origin

Early 19th century: from document + -ary.

词汇	documentary
释义	Definition of documentary in English: documentary adjective dɒkjʊˈmɛnt(ə)riˌdɑkjəˈmɛnt(ə)ri 1Consisting of or based on official documents. documentary evidence of regular payments from the company Example sentencesExamples It's not a documentary analysis of how the far right organises itself. However, these customers would also have to provide documentary proof of their claims. In fact, the documentary record is always depressingly full of fragments and gaps. We had told Mr Blunkett's officials about our irrefutable documentary evidence before he wrote his article. Both have continued in their claims to have Welsh antecedents despite further new documentary evidence to the contrary. So although this theory is often repeated, the documentary sources do not support it. Instead one has to go back to the language of the clause in its documentary and factual context and try to see what it means. Why is the earliest documentary evidence from 1964, when most people remember ska from earlier than that? These photos gave me a documentary record that I could draw upon later during the writing. The tribunal also had regard to some 3,000 pages of documentary material provided by the parties. The downside of the online boom is the worry that historians will lose a documentary record. The discussion so far has been mainly based upon literary and documentary evidence. That was despite MI5 agents eventually providing documentary evidence to prove the men had been in Britain. The question of credibility raises the issue of whether the documentary source is biased. Most of our understanding of the Black Death has come from documentary sources. Your Honour, rare is the case that is tried where the documentary record is pristine and intact. This will serve as documentary evidence in case of any problems later. Everything was drawn from primary research with living survivors and from documentary eyewitness accounts. His published record was the first documentary evidence in Europe of the existence of the New World. Surviving manuscripts have been preserved by chance, so there will always be lacunae in the documentary record. Synonyms recorded, documented, registered, written, chronicled, archived, archive, on record, in writing, on paper tabulated, charted 2Using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual report on a particular subject. （电影、电视，广播节目，摄影）纪实的 a documentary programme about Manchester United 有关曼彻斯特联队的纪实节目。 Example sentencesExamples She made her case to her editors, who agreed to provide a forum for her documentary work. The documentary tradition has long been engaged with the real world, often explicitly in order to change it. He ran a laundry service with a friend, became a journalist and radio presenter and then a documentary filmmaker. The ground-breaking documentary series takes viewers to Planet Earth millions of years into the future. This in turn fuelled an interest in documentary photography and reportage. The film follows the documentary filmmaker on her quest to probe the very soul of the modern politician. Scotland has a long history of producing one-off history and documentary programmes. This documentary film provides a unique insight into the life of Collins. However, I must say that my favourite discoveries were in the short and documentary sections. Regular items included comic interviews with people in the street and a mock documentary slot. Each year, the trust acknowledges the best documentary film-making from Britain and abroad. I'm glad the film ended up as a documentary type film with interviews intercut with reconstructions of the fateful climb. Loach also commented that the use of documentary elements reflected the programme's scheduling. The success of the documentary style fooled many into forgetting that they were watching works of fiction. He belonged to the generation of broadcasters who saw documentary reporting as the highest possible calling. Shot in documentary style throughout the day and night, the images are raw and real to illustrate the work behind the headlines. There is also a four minute documentary featurette on the making of the music video. The film is a mixture of real documentary footage and recreation. On the last day, the subjects went to a law school where they saw a documentary re-enactment of a real rape trial. They are the subject of a new fly-on-the-wall documentary series, starting tonight. Synonyms factual, non-fictional, real-life, true to life, fact-based nounPlural documentaries dɒkjʊˈmɛnt(ə)riˌdɑkjəˈmɛnt(ə)ri A film or television or radio programme that provides a factual report on a particular subject. 纪实电影（或电视、广播）节目 Example sentencesExamples What do you think it is that sets your films apart from other documentaries that don't manage to make money? I spend Friday night at home in front of the television, watching bad documentaries. Sadly we don't get such shows here… now its all war related specials and documentaries. It has been acknowledged as one of the most widely watched television documentaries of all time. They want a balanced diet of variety, costume dramas and documentaries. He has written and directed scores of films and television series and documentaries. Reporters sought her out for interviews and several documentaries were filmed. The channel would show war documentaries, military reports and a variety of films. My main point is that we are not all as we are portrayed in numerous documentaries and programmes. His exploits are to be screened on two television documentaries about the sport. She also had a subsequent solo career, and then moved into television to make documentaries. The programme features five documentaries shot in the immediate wake of the terrorist attacks. Over the past decade we have seen a number of documentaries on Chaplin's film art. Equally, cinema documentaries may have to be edited down for television. Is it the role of television documentaries to change government policy? The inspiration for the film came from two documentaries he watched on Korean TV. Television documentaries have used interviews with academics in two ways. I've lost count of how many special election reports and documentaries there have been. In the last month he has been the subject of two television documentaries. There are many books, films and documentaries on the subject of widows in India. Synonyms factual programme, factual film programme, film, report, presentation, broadcast, transmission Derivatives documentarily adverb Origin Early 19th century: from document + -ary¹. Rhymes alimentary, complementary, complimentary, elementary, parliamentary, rudimentary, sedimentary, supplementary, testamentary Definition of documentary in US English: documentary adjectiveˌdɑkjəˈmɛnt(ə)riˌdäkyəˈment(ə)rē 1Consisting of official pieces of written, printed, or other matter. 文件的；文献的；由文件组成的 his book is based on documentary sources 他的书是以文献资料为基础的。 Example sentencesExamples Most of our understanding of the Black Death has come from documentary sources. So although this theory is often repeated, the documentary sources do not support it. The question of credibility raises the issue of whether the documentary source is biased. However, these customers would also have to provide documentary proof of their claims. The tribunal also had regard to some 3,000 pages of documentary material provided by the parties. The downside of the online boom is the worry that historians will lose a documentary record. Everything was drawn from primary research with living survivors and from documentary eyewitness accounts. That was despite MI5 agents eventually providing documentary evidence to prove the men had been in Britain. The discussion so far has been mainly based upon literary and documentary evidence. These photos gave me a documentary record that I could draw upon later during the writing. We had told Mr Blunkett's officials about our irrefutable documentary evidence before he wrote his article. It's not a documentary analysis of how the far right organises itself. Why is the earliest documentary evidence from 1964, when most people remember ska from earlier than that? Surviving manuscripts have been preserved by chance, so there will always be lacunae in the documentary record. This will serve as documentary evidence in case of any problems later. Instead one has to go back to the language of the clause in its documentary and factual context and try to see what it means. Both have continued in their claims to have Welsh antecedents despite further new documentary evidence to the contrary. His published record was the first documentary evidence in Europe of the existence of the New World. Your Honour, rare is the case that is tried where the documentary record is pristine and intact. In fact, the documentary record is always depressingly full of fragments and gaps. Synonyms recorded, documented, registered, written, chronicled, archived, archive, on record, in writing, on paper 1.1 (of a movie, a television or radio program, or photography) using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual record or report. （电影、电视，广播节目，摄影）纪实的 he has directed documentary shorts and feature films Example sentencesExamples Regular items included comic interviews with people in the street and a mock documentary slot. There is also a four minute documentary featurette on the making of the music video. Each year, the trust acknowledges the best documentary film-making from Britain and abroad. He belonged to the generation of broadcasters who saw documentary reporting as the highest possible calling. Loach also commented that the use of documentary elements reflected the programme's scheduling. They are the subject of a new fly-on-the-wall documentary series, starting tonight. This in turn fuelled an interest in documentary photography and reportage. The ground-breaking documentary series takes viewers to Planet Earth millions of years into the future. The success of the documentary style fooled many into forgetting that they were watching works of fiction. Shot in documentary style throughout the day and night, the images are raw and real to illustrate the work behind the headlines. This documentary film provides a unique insight into the life of Collins. He ran a laundry service with a friend, became a journalist and radio presenter and then a documentary filmmaker. Scotland has a long history of producing one-off history and documentary programmes. She made her case to her editors, who agreed to provide a forum for her documentary work. The film is a mixture of real documentary footage and recreation. However, I must say that my favourite discoveries were in the short and documentary sections. The documentary tradition has long been engaged with the real world, often explicitly in order to change it. On the last day, the subjects went to a law school where they saw a documentary re-enactment of a real rape trial. I'm glad the film ended up as a documentary type film with interviews intercut with reconstructions of the fateful climb. The film follows the documentary filmmaker on her quest to probe the very soul of the modern politician. Synonyms factual, non-fictional, real-life, true to life, fact-based nounˌdɑkjəˈmɛnt(ə)riˌdäkyəˈment(ə)rē A movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record or report. 纪实电影（或电视、广播）节目 Example sentencesExamples It has been acknowledged as one of the most widely watched television documentaries of all time. The channel would show war documentaries, military reports and a variety of films. Over the past decade we have seen a number of documentaries on Chaplin's film art. The programme features five documentaries shot in the immediate wake of the terrorist attacks. His exploits are to be screened on two television documentaries about the sport. The inspiration for the film came from two documentaries he watched on Korean TV. In the last month he has been the subject of two television documentaries. Television documentaries have used interviews with academics in two ways. I've lost count of how many special election reports and documentaries there have been. I spend Friday night at home in front of the television, watching bad documentaries. There are many books, films and documentaries on the subject of widows in India. What do you think it is that sets your films apart from other documentaries that don't manage to make money? She also had a subsequent solo career, and then moved into television to make documentaries. Equally, cinema documentaries may have to be edited down for television. Is it the role of television documentaries to change government policy? He has written and directed scores of films and television series and documentaries. Sadly we don't get such shows here… now its all war related specials and documentaries. My main point is that we are not all as we are portrayed in numerous documentaries and programmes. Reporters sought her out for interviews and several documentaries were filmed. They want a balanced diet of variety, costume dramas and documentaries. Synonyms factual programme, factual film Origin Early 19th century: from document + -ary.
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