publication

Compared meaning: publishing, bringing books or media into print (noun).

比较义项：出版（名词）。

• publication 本词

  Refers to a single act or instance of publishing something, or the published item itself; often countable and paired with a specific title or date.

  指出版某物的单一行为或出版事件本身，有时也指出版物本身；常可数，常与具体标题或日期搭配。

  The magazine's next publication will focus on climate change.

  这本杂志的下一期出版物将聚焦气候变化。

• publishing

  Refers to the ongoing business or industry of preparing and printing books, magazines, etc.; usually uncountable and used with a company or process.

  指编辑和印刷图书、杂志等的持续性行业或业务；通常不可数，常与公司或流程搭配使用。

  The company is publishing a new magazine about healthy cooking.

  这家公司正在出版一本关于健康烹饪的新杂志。

Publication and publishing both relate to bringing something into print. Publication means a single act of publishing, or the published item itself; countable, tied to one title or date. Publishing means the ongoing business of producing books or magazines; usually uncountable, paired with a company.

两者都表示与出版相关，但 publication 侧重“出版这一行为或出版物本身”，是较抽象或具体的单次事件，可数；publishing 侧重“出版这一行业或持续性的经营活动”，通常不可数，常与介词/动名词结构搭配。