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。
平装本；平装书
paperbacks — plural of paperback
纸质封面的书；纸面本
a book with a flexible paper cover
平装书
A book with flexible binding.
纸质封面的书
a book with paper covers
I bought a paperback instead of the hardcover because it was cheaper.
我买了一本平装书而不是精装书，因为它更便宜。
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.
她更喜欢平装书，因为它们放在包里很轻。
用法提示：“paperbacks”是“paperback”的复数形式，作名词。
This novel is now available in paperback.
这部小说现在有平装本出售。
用法提示：“in paperback”是固定搭配，用单数名词表示平装版本。
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。
paperback 可直接放在名词前作定语，表示“平装的”，如 paperback edition、paperback copy、paperback novel。
She bought the paperback edition of the dictionary.
她买了这本词典的平装版。
paperback 是可数名词，复数为 paperbacks，与数字或数量词连用表示几本平装书。
He packed three paperbacks in his bag.
他往包里装了三本平装书。
grammar · medium
易错句子This novel is available on paperback.
正确表达This novel is available in paperback.
表示“以平装本形式出版或发行”时，英语的固定搭配是介词 in，即 in paperback（反义为 in hardcover）。这里不能用 on，那是按汉语“在……上”的语感类推出来的搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子The novel is now out in paper. It's much cheaper.
正确表达The novel is now out in paperback. It's much cheaper.
汉语说“纸质版、纸书”时用“纸”，容易直译成 paper；但 paper 只指“纸张”这种材料，表示书籍的装帧版本必须用可数名词 paperback，因此 in paper 不能表达“平装本”的意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have read many paperback this year.
正确表达I have read many paperbacks this year.
paperback 是可数名词，在 many、several、three 等表示复数的限定词或数词之后必须用复数形式 paperbacks；汉语名词没有复数词尾变化，因此容易漏掉 -s。
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。
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。
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。
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。
大开本平装书
The trade paperback is easier to hold than the mass-market one.
大开本平装书比便携小开本更好拿。
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精装本与平装本
The dictionary is available in both hardcover and paperback.
这本词典有精装本和平装本两种。