publisher

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publisher — 名詞

  • publishersingular
  • publishersplural

1. a company that produces books, magazines, music, or digital content and sells th

1.名詞B1
釋義

出版社

出版並銷售書籍、音樂等產品的公司

a company that produces books, magazines, music, or digital content and sells them to the public.

例句

The publisher released the new textbook just before the school term began.

這家出版社在學期開始前推出了新的教科書。

collocation: release / publish a book

Several publishers rejected the manuscript before Tariro found one willing to take it.

好幾家出版社都退回了這份書稿，直到 Tariro 找到一家願意接受的出版社。

publisher as countable noun with rejection context

常見搭配
  • major publisher
  • small publisher
  • independent publisher
  • academic publisher
  • publisher releases
  • publisher rejects
同義詞
  • publishing house

    slightly more traditional; often used for literary or academic presses

  • press

    commonly used for university or academic publishers (e.g. Oxford University Press); also refers to the printing industry

  • imprint

    a brand or division within a larger publishing company, not the whole organisation

文法句型

publisher + verb (singular/plural)

用法筆記

Countable with singular or plural verb — the organisation as a whole. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 2 is a specific person in an editorial role.

常見錯誤

I bought the book from the publisher directly.' (when meaning the shop or warehouse).
I bought the book directly from the publisher's online store.
publisher refers to the company, not a retail location.

2. a person whose job is to choose and manage the books, articles, or other content

2.名詞B2
釋義

出版人；主編

出版公司負責挑選和管理出版內容的員工

a person whose job is to choose and manage the books, articles, or other content that a publishing company produces.

例句

Sade works as a publisher for a well-known science journal.

Sade 在一家知名的科學期刊擔任出版人。

subject role: works as a publisher for [organisation]

The publisher decided the book needed more illustrations before it went to print.

出版人認為這本書在付印之前需要增加更多插圖。

常見搭配
  • works as a publisher
  • appointed publisher
  • senior publisher
  • associate publisher
同義詞

文法句型

publisher + verb

用法筆記

Frequently passive in professional contexts — someone is appointed or promoted as a publisher. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 is a person (countable with personal pronouns), while sense 1 is an organisation.

常見錯誤

The publisher delivered the books to our store.' (unclear whether a person or company).
The publisher's warehouse delivered the books to our store.
use sense 1 for organisations that handle distribution.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • publisher website
  • publisher catalogue
  • publisher guidelines
  • publisher contact

副詞搭配

  • independently published

常用片語

  • leading publisher
  • major publisher
  • independent publisher
  • academic publisher

介系詞搭配

  • publisher of
  • published by a publisher