Paperback是英語多詞性術語,音標為英[ˈpeɪpəbæk]、美[ˈpeɪpərbæk],可作名詞、動詞及形容詞使用。名詞指採用薄紙板或軟質封面裝訂的書籍,與精裝書(hardcover)形成對比;動詞表示以平裝形式出版的行為,如“published in paperback”;形容詞描述“紙面裝訂的”,常見於“paperback edition”等搭配。
作為出版術語,其名詞涵蓋大眾市場平裝書(mass-market paperback)與特殊規格版本(trade paperback)的分類。動詞用法涉及書籍不同裝幀版本的發行轉換,形容詞則直接指向書籍的物理屬性,如裝訂方式(鐵絲訂/鎖線訂)與封面材質(軟質、光面)。相關詞組包括“in paperback form”“paperback reprints”等。
該詞起源於20世紀商業化出版需求,因成本低廉、便攜性強逐漸成為現代圖書市場主流形式。複數形式(paperbacks)與動詞時態變化(paperbacked/paperbacking)反映了其在語言套用中的高頻特徵。
基本介紹
- 外文名:paperback
- 詞性:名詞、動詞、形容詞
- 英式發音:[ˈpeɪpəbæk]
- 美式發音:[ˈpeɪpərbæk]
單詞釋義
單詞用法
短語搭配
雙語例句
- The novel was reissued in paperback. 這本小說重新發行了平裝本。
- When is it coming out in paperback ? 這本書的平裝本什麼時候出版?
- She said she would buy the book when it comes out in paperback. 她說等那本書的平裝本面市後她會買一本。
- She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool. 她在泳池裡偶爾的快游的間歇之中快速翻完了一本平裝本的愛情小說。
- It was launched last year in paperback with an initial print run of 7,000 copies. 該書的平裝本在去年推出,首次印數為7000冊。
- There is a certain inevitability that ebook sales have now overtaken paperback sales on Amazon's US site. 電子書在亞馬遜美國網站上的銷量已經超過平裝書,這是不可避免的。
- Club members will get a discount of 10% for hardback books and 20% for paperback books. 俱樂部成員可享精裝書九折、平裝書八折的優惠。
- Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages. 版式:大型平裝本,192頁。
- A paperback novel, maybe a small notebook. 還有一本平裝的小說,或者一本小記事本。
- A paperback version should be available next year. 明年可能會有平裝本。
- New copies of the paperback edition will come out in August. 新版平裝本將於今年8月面世。
- So far he has sold about 230 paperback copies and 20 e-books. 目前為止,他已經賣出了230本平裝本和20本電子書。
- Penguin Books launched the first set of reprints in paperback. 1935年企鵝出版社出版了第一套經典著作平裝書。
- All you need to do is get the old paperback from your basement. 所有您需要做的就是從地下室的舊平裝書。
- Also, a paperback offers no distractions from the printed words. 而且,一本平裝書不會有什麼讓你從印刷的文字中分心。
- A paperback is just a too versatile and easy device to read from. 一本平裝書讀起來確實太萬能、太方便了。
- The size of a paperback, it can store several hundred novels. 它有平裝本的書那么大,還可以裝幾百本小說。
- I know a lot of groups were waiting for the paperback release. 因為我知道很多的閱讀小組正在等待簡裝本的發售。
- Most of the sales have been of the paperback edition of the book. 這本書的大部分銷量貢獻來自於它的平裝本。
- Your only option is to hold your iPad in your hands, like you would a paperback. 你唯一的選擇是把你的iPad 拿在手中,就像你讀紙質書一樣。
- Tim Harford's book "The Undercover Economist" (Little, Brown) is out now in paperback. 蒂姆·哈福德的著作《臥底經濟學家》(The Undercover Economist)(小布郎出版社(Little,Brown))目前已經出版平裝本。
- The Kindle, which costs $359, is about the size of a slim paperback (see picture below). Kindle售價359美元,只有一張狹長的平裝書大小(見下方的圖片)。
- It was sort of like Google in paperback form thirty-five years before Google came along. 有點像軟皮包裝的google,不過卻早了三十五年。
- Moreover, if they buy Posner in paperback instead of Sowell in hardback, they will save 10 bucks. 而且如果他們買波斯納的平裝本而不是索厄爾的精裝本,他們還可以節約10塊錢。
- I can tell by the look on your face that I'm going to have to write an afterword to the paperback. 我可以看著你的臉告訴你,我會為平裝本寫一篇後記。
- “Paperback books: Science-fiction, mysteries and westerns are what I remember most,” recalls Morris. “裡面都是平裝書,我看得最多的就是科幻、偵探和西部小說。”莫里斯說。
- Around since the 1980s in paperback form, most of today's studbooks are in computerized databases. 上世紀80年代,動物血統信息都記錄在紙上,如今大多數信息都進入了電腦資料庫。
- This electronic edition is based on the paperback edition and therefore inherits all of its shortcomings. 這個數碼版也是基於平裝版,因此也有很多缺點。

