paperback

paperback

英 ['peɪpəbæk]
　　美 ['pepɚbæk]

n. 平裝本；廉價本
　　vt. 以平裝本出版
　　adj. 紙面裝訂的；紙面平裝本書籍的

中文詞源：

paperback 平裝書

paper,紙，back,封面。比較hardback.

例句：

1. She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool.
用在泳池裡遊一陣後歇一陣的幾個空當，她翻完瞭一本平裝本言情小說。

2. When is it coming out in paperback ?
這本書的平裝本什麼時候出版？

3. Many books that are out of print are reissued in paperback form.
許多絕版的書籍又以平裝本形式重新出現.

4. When is the novel coming out in paperback?
那部小說的平裝本什麼時候出版?

5. She said she would buy the book when it comes out in paperback.
她說等那本書出平裝本時再買。