octavo
US /ɑːkˈteɪ.voʊ/
UK /ɒkˈtɑː.vəʊ/
名詞
八開本, 八開書
a book size resulting from sheets folded three times, forming eight leaves (16 pages)
範例:
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The rare book was a small octavo edition.
這本珍本書是小八開本。
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Many 18th-century novels were printed in octavo format.
許多18世紀的小說都是以八開本形式印刷的。
形容詞
八開本的
of a book, having pages that are one eighth the size of the original sheet of paper
範例:
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The publisher released a new octavo edition of the classic novel.
出版商發行了經典小說的八開本新版本。
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The antique map was bound in an octavo volume.
這張古董地圖裝訂成八開本。