publish
- v. 出版
- v. 发行
- Definition
- v. to produce and make a book or magazine available to the public
- v. to produce and make other material available to the public
- Example
- The author plans to publish her first novel next year.
- 这位作家计划明年出版她的第一部小说。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to formally make something available (verb).
比较义项：正式发布或推出某事物（动词）。
- issue
Issue is formal and official, used when an authority produces and supplies something such as documents, currency, or permits, without necessarily implying public release.
issue 语气正式、带官方色彩，指权威机构正式签发或提供某物（如证件、货币或许可证），不一定意味着面向大众公开。
The government will issue new identity cards starting next year.
政府将从明年开始签发新的身份证。
- publish 本词
Publish specifically means making written or printed material, such as books or research, available to readers through a formal media or print process.
publish 特指通过正式的出版或媒体渠道，将书籍、研究等文字作品提供给读者阅读。
The professor will publish her research in a leading journal.
这位教授将把她的研究发表在一份权威期刊上。
- release
Release stresses the moment something previously withheld, such as music, films, or information, is first made available or public.
release 强调把此前未公开的内容（如音乐、电影或信息）首次公开或推出的那一刻。
The band will release a surprise single at midnight.
这支乐队将在午夜发布一首惊喜单曲。
Issue, publish, and release all mean to formally make something available. Issue is formal, used when an authority supplies documents or permits. Publish means making written material available to readers, like books. Release stresses something withheld becoming public. Issue can mean "a problem," not compared.
这三个词在“正式发布或推出某事物”这一意义上相近，容易混淆，但侧重不同：issue 强调由权威机构正式签发或供应；publish 特指以印刷或媒体形式向公众提供文字作品；release 强调把此前未公开的内容首次公之于众。这里不比较 issue 作名词表示“问题”的意思（词库例句中的 fix the issue 用的就是这个不同的名词义项）。