record

Compared meaning: a round music recording (noun).

比较义项：唱片（名词）。

• record 本词

  Refers specifically to a music disc, especially an older vinyl one played on a record player; strongly associated with music (not other data) and often sounds old-fashioned or nostalgic.

  特指音乐唱片，尤指用老式唱机播放的黑胶唱片；与音乐紧密相关（而非其他数据），常带有怀旧、老式的色彩。

  My grandfather still plays old jazz records on his turntable.

  我祖父仍然用他的转盘唱机播放老爵士唱片。

• disc

  A more general, modern term for a flat round object used to store music, video, or data; not limited to music and commonly used for CDs and DVDs.

  是一个更通用、更现代的说法，指用来存储音乐、视频或数据的扁平圆形物体；不局限于音乐，常用于指 CD 和 DVD。

  The rental shop asked her to return the disc within a week.

  租赁店要求她在一周内归还这张光碟。

Record and disc both mean a round object that stores music. Record suggests an old vinyl record and record players. Disc is a more general, modern word for CDs, DVDs, movies, and data. Record can also mean a school record; not compared here.

这两个词都指圆形的存储介质，但 record 侧重“音乐唱片”这一传统含义，常与黑胶唱片、老式播放机联系在一起；disc 是更通用、更现代的说法，可以指音乐光盘，也可以指存储电影、数据等内容的光碟。这里不比较 record 作“记录、纪录”的义项（如 school record）。

Compared meaning: to record sound or video (verb).

比较义项：录音／录像（动词）。

• record 本词

  The general, neutral verb for capturing sound or video in any format, digital or analog; natural in formal and everyday contexts alike.

  record 是中性、通用的动词，可用于任何录制方式（数字或模拟），正式和日常场合都自然适用。

  She recorded the entire staff meeting so absent colleagues could watch it later.

  她把整场员工会议录了下来，方便缺席的同事以后观看。

• tape

  Informal, slightly old-fashioned word implying recording onto tape; common for TV shows, phone calls, or interviews, and sounds dated or too casual in formal, clearly digital contexts.

  tape 是较为口语化、略显旧式的说法，源自“录在磁带上”，常用于电视节目、电话或采访，在正式或明显数字化的语境中会显得过时或过于随意。

  Grandma still tapes her favorite soap opera every afternoon on the VCR.

  奶奶每天下午还在用录像机把她最爱的肥皂剧录下来。

Record and tape both mean to capture sound or video for later use. Record is the neutral, general word. Tape suggests recording onto tape, and now sounds informal, used for TV shows or calls. Tape also means sticky tape, not compared here.

这两个词都可表示用设备把声音或影像记录下来以便日后使用，但 record 是中性、通用的说法，适用于任何录制方式；tape 原指录在磁带上，现在常用于电视节目、电话等口语场合，带有一点老式、随意的意味。这里不比较 record 作名词表示“记录”“最佳成绩”“唱片”的意思，也不比较 tape 表示“胶带”“卷尺”的意思。