clothbound

/ˈklȯth-ˌbau̇nd/ (ame, mw)

clothbound — adjective

  • clothboundpositive
  • more clothboundcomparative
  • most clothboundsuperlative

1. describing a book whose hard covers are made of stiff boards wrapped in cloth, o

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing a book whose hard covers are made of stiff boards wrapped in cloth, often used for higher-quality or library editions.

例句

Shirin keeps a row of clothbound poetry collections on the top shelf of her study.

attributive: clothbound + plural noun (collections / editions / volumes)

The library replaced its paperback dictionaries with clothbound editions that could survive daily use.

collocation: clothbound editions for durability

同義詞
  • hardbound

    broader; hardbound covers can be cloth, leather, or plain board

  • hardcover

    most common everyday term; clothbound is one specific kind of hardcover

反義詞
  • paperback

    soft paper cover instead of stiff boards

文法句型

clothbound + book / edition / volume

用法筆記

Used attributively before a book-related noun (book, edition, volume, copy). Rarely appears after the verb 'be' in everyday writing; readers usually meet it as a label on a product page or in a library catalogue.

常見錯誤

❌This book is clothbound and the cover is paper.
✅This is a clothbound edition with a cloth-covered cover.
💡clothbound describes books with cloth covers, so it cannot be paired with 'paper cover' in the same description.