background information on something or someone; basic facts in order to get a take (probably from “glossary”, the part of a book which lists sources of information)
继而，接下来的用户添加了gloss一词与gloosary相关的意思，我们由此得到了urbandictionary对该词的解释，即：与某事物或某人相关的背景知识；为了有所了解而给出的基本事实（很可能来自glossary一词的解释，即给出参考信息出处的书籍部分）。
A new book* by a pair of academics from America's Johns Hopkins University finds lots of facts to cheer Europeans up.
美国约翰霍普金大学的两位学者出版了一本新书，列举了许多事实来让振奋欧洲人。
In their book, "Secrets of the Lost Symbol: the Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Da Vinci code Sequel," they uncover anagrams and coded phrases and a host of other curious facts.
在他们的书“消失的符号之谜：通往达芬奇密码后未解之谜的向导，”中，他们解开了字谜，编码词组和许多其他奇怪真相。
Informative and detailed, with the facts of Tolstoy’s life and the usual tributes to his ideas, the book sadly lacks the flare necessary for breaking beyond the obvious.
资料丰富，内容详尽，介绍了托尔斯泰一生的各种事件，对于他的思想做了通常的赞颂，可惜的是，它缺乏一种光芒，照亮浅显的评价以外的东西。
The book of Angels shines a light on little-known facts of angel lore that have been hidden away for centuries in forgotten books and histories kept from wide circulation.
天使之书光闪耀的鲜为人知的事实天使传说已藏起来百年被遗忘的书籍和历史保存的广泛流通。
This book will briefly touch upon most of the facts, ideas, writers and researchers in this field.
这本书将触及最简单的事实，想法，作家和研究者在这一领域的合作。
The new travel book is a useful compendium of facts about local hotels, restaurants, transportation, history, and points of interest for the traveler to enjoy.
新出的旅游书是一本有用的手册，它简要介绍了当地的酒店、馆、通、史和其它旅游者感兴趣的内容。
The book is so written that it gives a wrong idea of the facts.
这本书太书面化了，以至于对事实给出了错误的概念。
Though an autobiography, there are a great number of biographical and historical facts in the book.
在这部自传中，传记事实与历史事实随处可见，极其丰富具体。
The book is so written that it gives a quite wrong idea of the facts.
这本书写成了这个样子，给出了完全错误的事实。
The first chapter discussed the facts of book design in our country, educed the theme's background, practical significance and research method of the article.
第一章阐述我国书籍设计的现状，引出本论文的选题背景、实践意义和研究方法等内容。
This article tries to correct some errors of punctuations, words and facts in Song Annals of 1974 edition published by Zhonghua Book Company.
通过具体的考证，纠正了中华书局1974年版《宋书》标点、校勘以及史实的错误。
Even the tiny Mediterranean island Malta, population 411,390, published a slender volume, the 'Malta Book of Records and Facts.
连人口只有411,390的地中海岛国马尔他(Malta)都编了一本薄薄的书，名为《马尔他纪录及史实大全》(Malta Book of Records and Facts)。
She describes herself as a "beauty pageant Che Guevara" on her sure-to-be-edited Miss Teen Dream Fun Facts Page — one of several in a book whose format is as unconventional as its story line.
她评价自己为“选美界的切格•瓦拉”。 因此，她的“青春之梦小姐之有趣的事实”也注定会被修改。 这个“青春之梦小姐之有趣的事实”和故事主线一样，是书中形式反传统的改编之一。
The present study emends parts of errors according to historical facts, hoping to help scholars inherit and use this book better.
作者依据史实订正了部分讹误，以期有助于学界更好地继承与利用这部文献。
Learn all about spiders and their webs in this book full of facts and photographs.
一起来读这本图文并茂的书，来了解蜘蛛和蜘蛛网的知识吧。
Learn all about spiders and their webs in this book full of facts and photographs.
一起来读这本图文并茂的书，来了解蜘蛛和蜘蛛网的知识吧。
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