目录

• 拼音: mù lù
• 汉字拆解: 目 = eye/heading (pictograph — an eye shape representing a viewing point or category); 录 = 彔(drip/record, phonetic) + 刀(knife, functional) — to carve/record

含义

A catalogue; a table of contents; an index or list of items for reference.

Used in publishing for tables of contents, in computing for directory structures (文件目录), and in commerce for product catalogues. A fundamental organisational term across academic, digital, and commercial domains.

例句

1. 这本学术著作的目录编排清晰，读者可以轻松定位自己感兴趣的章节内容。
2. 图书馆的电子目录系统大幅提升了读者查找馆藏资源的效率与便捷程度。
3. 在计算机系统中，合理规划文件目录结构是保障项目管理有序运行的基础。

用法指南

语境: publishing, computing, library science, commerce

语气: neutral/technical

正确说法

• 请先查阅书末附录中的索引目录，再根据页码定位到相关章节进行深入阅读。(Please first consult the index catalogue in the appendix at the back of the book, then navigate to the relevant chapter using the page numbers for in-depth reading.)
• 系统管理员定期清理服务器上的临时文件目录，以释放存储空间并优化运行效率。(The system administrator regularly cleans the temporary file directories on the server to free up storage space and optimise performance.)

错误说法

• 把'目录'与'目标'混淆 (目录 refers to an organised list or directory for reference purposes; 目标 means a goal or target — they are entirely different concepts)

起源与历史

目(eye/category heading) + 录(record/list). 目 in classical Chinese referred to chapter headings or main entries; 录 means to record or list.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal