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hardcover + noun
hardcover 作形容词，置于名词前，意为“硬皮的；精装的”。
I borrowed a hardcover dictionary from the library.
我从图书馆借了一本精装词典。
精装书；硬皮书
hardcovers — plural of hardcover
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精装书；硬皮书
a book with a stiff, heavy cover, typically made of cardboard, cloth, or leather
I borrowed a hardcover dictionary from the library.
我从图书馆借了一本精装词典。
硬质装订的书,通常为纸板或皮革。
A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.
I borrowed a hardcover from the library because the paperback was checked out.
我从图书馆借了一本精装书，因为平装本被借走了。
The store is selling hardcovers at a discount this week.
这家店这周正在打折出售精装书。
She left her hardcover on the train and had to buy a new one.
她把她的精装书落在火车上了，不得不买了一本新的。
hardcover 作形容词，置于名词前，意为“硬皮的；精装的”。
I borrowed a hardcover dictionary from the library.
我从图书馆借了一本精装词典。
hardcover 作名词，指“精装书”，复数形式为 hardcovers。
I bought a hardcover yesterday.
我昨天买了一本精装书。
Not this
I borrowed hardcover from the library.
Use this
I borrowed a hardcover from the library.
hardcover 作名词时是可数名词，表示‘一本精装书’；单数可数名词在句中不能裸用，需要加冠词 a，也可说 a hardcover book。
Not this
This book was published hardcover last year.
Use this
This book was published in hardcover last year.
表示‘以精装本的形式出版’时，hardcover 是名词，与介词 in 搭配构成固定短语 in hardcover，不能省略 in。
Not this
I bought a hard cover book.
Use this
I bought a hardcover book.
作定语修饰 book 时，hardcover 是一个合成形容词，应连写；拆成 hard cover 后 hard 只修饰 cover，不能与 book 构成正确搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
精装版
I bought the hardcover edition of the dictionary.
我买了这本词典的精装版。
精装书
This hardcover book is too heavy to carry around.
这本精装书太重，不便随身携带。
精装本
She gave me a hardcover copy of her novel.
她送了我一本她小说的精装本。
有精装版可供购买
The new biography is available in hardcover and paperback.
这本新传记有精装版和平装版。
更喜欢精装本
I prefer hardcover because it lasts longer.
我更喜欢精装本，因为更耐用。
Use hardcovers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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hard（硬）+ cover（封面）= 硬封面装订的书。想象封面硬邦邦、不易弯折的厚书，就是精装书。
语域：neutral 常见场景：bookstore、library、publishing 作名词时通常指精装书，语气中性，口语和书面语中都常见，多用于书店、图书馆或出版相关讨论。
hard 与 card 押韵 (/ɑːd/)；hardback 与 hardcover 共享词首 hard。cover、discover、uncover 都以 -cover 结尾、发音含 /kʌvə/，但单独成词时重音落在 cov 上，而 hardcover 的重音在 hard、-cover 轻读。注意 hardcover 与 hardware (/ˈhɑːdweə/) 拼写相似，但后半部分读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.