| 释义 |
† ˈbook-pad, v. Obs.
[f. book + pad, after foot-pad.]
trans. and intr. To steal matter from (a book), to plagiarize. Hence book-padding vbl. n., (perh. confused with the other sense of padding.)
1685F. Spence House Medici 281 He book-padded the ancient panegyricks of the noblest thoughts that suited with his subject. 1723S. Mather Vind. Bible Pref. 3 He charges Dr. Lightfoot with book-padding out of Aynsworth. |