pocketbook

大学 FREQ #29843

n. 笔记本, 钱袋, 皮夹, 经济来源

发音

UK /ˈpɒ.kɪt.bʊk/
其它
US /ˈpɑ.kɪtˌbʊk/

词形变化

pocketbooks 复数 pocketbooks

别名

pocket book pocket-book

教材释义与例句

名词

钱包；笔记本；经济来源；皮夹

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A purse or handbag.

    美国
  2. 2.

    A wallet for paper money.

    过时
  3. 3.

    One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).

    袖珍本

    The publishers brought out small format pocketbooks of the whole of their nature series.

  5. 5.

    A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).

    A romance novel published as a small paperback.

    引申义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

bag wallet purse handbag billfold notecase pocket edition

上位词 7

case means substance container paperback softback softcover

下位词 5

clutch clutch bag etui reticule shoulderbag

部分词 1

clasp

相关短语

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词源

1610s, from pocket + book, popularized in its sense as a paperback by the success of Pocket Books in the United States after its 1939 launch.

来源：wiktionary