chambers

chambers — 名詞

1. Robert Chambers (1802–1871): a Scottish publisher and editor who made reference

1.名詞
釋義

錢伯斯

蘇格蘭出版商與編輯

Robert Chambers (1802–1871): a Scottish publisher and editor who made reference works widely available.

例句

Padma explained in her lecture that Chambers made his reference books and encyclopaedia affordable for ordinary readers.

Padma 在講座中指出，錢伯斯出版的百科全書與參考書價格低廉，一般讀者也負擔得起。

made [sth] affordable for [sb] — pricing/accessibility pattern

Benjamin borrowed a set of Chambers's Encyclopaedia from the library for his nineteenth-century history report.

Benjamin 從圖書館借了一套《錢伯斯百科全書》，作為十九世紀歷史報告的參考資料。

possessive: Chambers's Encyclopaedia

用法筆記

Only used as a proper noun referring to the historical figure Robert Chambers or his publishing firm. Not to be confused with the common noun 'chamber' (a room). Chambers founded a company with his brother William that produced Chambers's Encyclopaedia, one of the most widely owned reference works in the English-speaking world during the 1800s.

常見錯誤

❌Chambers wrote many novels.
✅Chambers published many reference works and educational books.
💡Robert Chambers was a publisher and editor, not a novelist; his contribution was in making knowledge accessible through non-fiction publishing.