bookbinder

IPA/ˈbʊkbaɪndə(r)/
KK[bˈʊkbˌaɪndɚ]IPA/ˈbʊkbaɪndər/

bookbinder — 名詞

  • bookbindersingular
  • bookbindersplural

1. a skilled worker who assembles loose printed sheets into a finished book by sewi

1.名詞B2
釋義

裝訂師傅

將散頁縫合或黏貼並裝上封面的工匠

a skilled worker who assembles loose printed sheets into a finished book by sewing or gluing them and attaching a cover

例句

Camila trained as a bookbinder for six years before opening her own small shop.

Camila 受訓成為裝訂師傅六年，之後開了自己的小店。

trained as a bookbinder (occupation pattern)

The bookbinder used a curved needle to sew the pages together by hand.

那位裝訂師傅用彎針手工縫合書頁。

同義詞
  • craft bookbinder

    emphasises hand-work rather than machine binding

  • book repairer

    focuses on fixing damaged books, not creating new bindings from scratch

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 2 (BINDERY), which refers to the workshop rather than the craftsperson.

常見錯誤

❌The bookbinder machine broke down.
✅The binding machine broke down.
💡'bookbinder' refers to a person or a workshop; for the equipment, use 'binding machine'.

2. a workshop or business where bookbinding is done

2.名詞B2
釋義

裝訂工坊

進行書籍裝訂的店鋪或工作場所

a workshop or business where bookbinding is done

例句

Léa took her grandmother's recipe collection to the bookbinder for a new cover.

Léa 把祖母的食譜收藏冊送到裝訂工坊更換新封面。

place sense: took [something] to the bookbinder

The bookbinder on Oak Street has run for three generations.

橡樹街上的那間裝訂工坊已經經營了三代。

同義詞

用法筆記

This is a metonymic use — the word names the workplace by the profession of the person who works there.

常見錯誤

❌I went to the bookbinder's shop.
✅I went to the bookbinder.
💡'bookbinder' in this sense already means the workshop; adding 'shop' is redundant.