octavo
US /ɑːkˈteɪ.voʊ/
UK /ɒkˈtɑː.vəʊ/
名词
八开本, 八开书
a book size resulting from sheets folded three times, forming eight leaves (16 pages)
示例:
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The rare book was a small octavo edition.
这本珍本书是小八开本。
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Many 18th-century novels were printed in octavo format.
许多18世纪的小说都是以八开本形式印刷的。
形容词
八开本的
of a book, having pages that are one eighth the size of the original sheet of paper
示例:
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The publisher released a new octavo edition of the classic novel.
出版商发行了经典小说的八开本新版本。
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The antique map was bound in an octavo volume.
这张古董地图装订成八开本。