a paperback + noun
作定语直接放在名词前，说明这本书是软皮装订的，常修饰 novel、book、copy 等表示书籍的词。
She packed a paperback novel for the long flight.
她带了一本平装小说，准备在长途飞行中看。
(书籍)具有软质装订的
having a flexible binding, as a book bound with paper covers
平装的
Having flexible binding.
(书籍)具有软质装订的
(of books) having a flexible binding
I bought a paperback copy of the novel because it was cheaper than the hardcover.
我买了一本平装版小说，因为它比精装版便宜。
用法提示：paperback 作形容词，修饰 copy，表示“平装的”。
The store has a large section of paperback books for children.
这家商店有一大片儿童平装书专区。
用法提示：paperback 作形容词，修饰 books，表示“平装的”。
She prefers paperback versions when she travels, since they are light.
她旅行时更喜欢平装版本，因为它们很轻。
用法提示：paperback 作形容词，修饰 versions，表示“平装的”。
作定语直接放在名词前，说明这本书是软皮装订的，常修饰 novel、book、copy 等表示书籍的词。
She packed a paperback novel for the long flight.
她带了一本平装小说，准备在长途飞行中看。
常与 edition、version 等词连用，后面接 of 引出具体的书名或作品名。
The paperback edition of the dictionary came out last month.
这本词典的平装版上个月出版了。
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought paperback book at the store.
正确表达I bought a paperback book at the store.
汉语名词前不用冠词，而英语可数名词单数前必须加冠词；paperback 只是修饰 book 的形容词，不能顶替冠词，所以要说 a paperback book。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has three paperbacks novels.
正确表达She has three paperback novels.
此处 paperback 作定语（形容词），英语形容词不随所修饰的名词变复数，复数只体现在中心词 novels 上，因此不能写成 paperbacks novels。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bought a paperback new dictionary.
正确表达He bought a new paperback dictionary.
英语多个形容词作定语时顺序固定：表示新旧/年龄的 new 要放在表示材质或类型的 paperback 之前，顺序颠倒会显得不自然。
平装版
The paperback edition costs half as much as the hardcover.
平装版的价格只有精装版的一半。
平装书
She packed a few paperback books for the trip.
她带了几本平装书去旅行。
平装本
I bought a cheap paperback copy at the airport.
我在机场买了一本便宜的平装本。
平装小说
He reads paperback novels on the train.
他坐火车时读平装小说。
平装版本
The paperback version came out a year later.
平装版本一年后问世。
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