softback

/ˈsɒft.bæk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɑːft.bæk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbak/ (ame, mw)

softback — 形容詞

  • softbackpositive
  • more softbackcomparative
  • most softbacksuperlative

1. describes a book whose outer cover is made from flexible material such as thick

1.形容詞B2
釋義

平裝的

書本封面使用軟質材料的

describes a book whose outer cover is made from flexible material such as thick paper or card, rather than from stiff boards

例句

The public library ordered twenty copies of the novel in softback format for its monthly book club.

公立圖書館訂購了二十本平裝版小說，供每月讀書會使用。

collocation: softback format / softback edition

Chen prefers softback books because they are lighter and easier to carry in a school bag.

陳同學比較喜歡平裝書，因為比較輕，放在書包裡比較好帶。

attributive use before 'books'

同義詞
  • paperback

    far more common; 'paperback' is the everyday word, while 'softback' is less frequent and slightly more technical

  • softcover

    standard term in American English for the same concept

反義詞
  • hardback

    the opposite type of binding, with a stiff, rigid cover

  • hardcover

    American English equivalent of 'hardback'

文法句型

softback + noun (book / edition / copy / version)

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun such as 'book', 'edition', 'copy', or 'version'. More common in British English than American English, where 'paperback' or 'softcover' are the usual terms.