news

Compared meaning: a piece of information you receive about something (noun).

比较义项：消息、音信（名词）。

• word

  Informal term for a short message or piece of information, often passed on by being told directly rather than through the media; common in fixed phrases like 'leave word' or 'send word'.

  较口语化，指一条简短的消息或信息，往往是通过别人转告得知，而不是通过媒体报道；常用于“leave word”“send word”这类固定搭配。

  Please leave word with my secretary if you call while I'm out.

  如果我不在的时候你打电话来，请给我的秘书留个口信。

• news 本词

  The general, more formal term for information about recent events, usually reported through TV, radio or other media; uncountable, so a single item is 'a piece of news'.

  更正式、更泛化的说法，指通过电视、广播等媒体报道的时事信息；是不可数名词，一条消息要说“a piece of news”。

  I watched the news on TV before going to bed.

  我睡觉前看了电视上的新闻。

Word and news both can mean information you receive. Word is informal, a short message passed on by being told directly, as in 'send word.' News is the general, more formal term for information reported through TV, radio, or other media. Not compared: word (promise).

这两个词在“得知某个消息”这个意义上比较接近，但 word 更口语化，常指通过口头转达而得到的一小条消息，多用于“leave word”“send word”“no word yet”这类固定搭配；news 则是更正式、更泛化的说法，指通过电视、广播等媒体报道的时事信息。这里不比较 word 的“诺言”这个义项（如 give one's word）。