data

Compared meaning: facts or information (noun).

比较义项：资料、信息（名词）。

• data 本词

  Refers to raw facts or figures, especially ones collected for analysis or research; often used in scientific, technical or statistical contexts; typically treated as a mass noun in everyday English.

  指为分析或研究而收集的原始事实或数字，常用于科学、技术或统计语境；在日常英语中通常作不可数名词处理。

  The scientist collected data from hundreds of surveys before writing her report.

  这位科学家在撰写报告之前，收集了数百份调查的数据。

• information

  Refers to facts or details that are known, explained or passed on to someone, often in everyday, practical situations; broader and more general than data, and not necessarily numerical.

  指人们知道、被解释或传达给某人的事实或细节，常用于日常、实用的场合；含义比 data 更宽泛、更一般，不一定是数字性的。

  The website gives useful information about local restaurants and their opening hours.

  这个网站提供了有关本地餐馆及其营业时间的有用信息。

Both words refer to facts people know or collect. Information means facts or details explained or passed on to someone, often in everyday, practical situations. Data means raw facts or figures collected for research or analysis, common in science and technical contexts.

两者都指人们知道或获得的事实，但 information 强调经过整理、传达给人的“消息、情报”，可数性弱，语境更日常；data 强调用于分析研究的原始“数据、资料”，常与统计、科学调查搭配，语域偏正式、技术性更强。