| 单词 | book reader |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbook reader book reader n. (a) a person who reads books, esp. habitually for pleasure; (b) a hand-held device on which electronic versions of books, or other text in digital form, can be read; = e-reader n. 2.In quot. 1595: a reader of the bible, with depreciative implication of avoiding more active religious involvement. ΚΠ 1595 W. Burton Rowsing of Sluggard i. sig. C2 Now I am a Minister, or a Curat, or for fault of a better, the booke-reader of our parish. 1661 F. Kirkman in J. Webster et al. Cure for Cuckold To Rdr. sig. A2 It was not long since I was onely a Book-Reader, and not a Book-seller, which Quality..I have now lately taken on me. 1773 Monthly Rev. Jan. 49 The Author of ‘the Book of Scraps’,..has benevolently showered down on the gaping multitude of booksellers and book-readers, the results of his speculations. 1811 T. F. Dibdin Bibliomania (ed. 2) iv. 231 That curious book-reader and collector, Girald, Archbishop of York. 1914 Forum Mar. 380 ‘I'll lend you a translation of the book, if you like.’ ‘No thanks,’ said Jimmy; ‘I'm no book-reader.’ 1992 Sci. Fiction & Fantasy Writers Amer. Bull. Spring 55/2 Now that Sony has released the first of their ‘diskman’ book readers, it's going to be far less than another ten years before we have easy to read, portable electronic readers. 1996 R. Senjen & J. Guthrey Internet for Women ii. 35 [They] are avid book readers, with interests ranging from science fiction to medieval literature. 2000 Independent 8 June i. 5/4 Thirty million hand-held book readers—light, portable screens—are expected to be sold in the next five years, each capable of holding up to 10 full-length novels. < as lemmas |
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