Word · Frequency #7936
paperback
/ˈpeɪpɝːˌbæk/
noun
平装本；平装书
核心释义
a book with a flexible paper cover
- 1.
平装书
A book with flexible binding.
- 2.
纸质封面的书
a book with paper covers
平装书；纸质封面的书；平装本；纸面本
用法In use
I bought a paperback instead of the hardcover because it was cheaper.
用法提示：此处“paperback”作名词，指平装书。
She prefers paperbacks because they are light to carry in her bag.
用法提示：“paperbacks”是“paperback”的复数形式，作名词。
This novel is now available in paperback.
用法提示：“in paperback”是固定搭配，用单数名词表示平装版本。
in paperback
表示以平装形式出版或销售，常见搭配有 be available in paperback、come out in paperback，与 in hardback / in hardcover 相对。
The novel is now available in paperback.
这本小说现在有平装本了。
a paperback + 名词
paperback 可直接放在名词前作定语，表示“平装的”，如 paperback edition、paperback copy、paperback novel。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- paperback edition
- 平装版本
- The paperback edition costs half as much as the hardcover.平装版的价格只有精装版的一半。
- in paperback
- 以平装本形式（出版）
- Her novel comes out in paperback next spring.她的小说明年春天出平装本。
- paperback novel
- 平装小说
- He packed a couple of paperback novels for the flight.他带了两本平装小说上飞机。
- paperback original
- 平装原版书（只出平装本的书）
- The book was a paperback original and never appeared in hardcover.这本书最初就是平装本，从未出过精装版。
- trade paperback
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数直接加 -s。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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