英语词汇“colophon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A colophon is the emblem, logo, or imprint of a publisher. Colophons often appear on the title page of a book.

Businesses usually have distinctive logos, and publishers are no different. The emblem or imprint of a publisher is called a colophon, and you can think of it as their brand. A colophon appears on every book put out by a publisher, and it often appears on the spine of the book and/or on the title page. The colophon lets everyone know who published the book. This word is from Greek via Latin and originally meant "finishing touch."

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colophon: colophons

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Any student of colophons — or of those pull-down menus listing digital typefaces — will recognize the name Bodoni, the 18th-century printer and immensely influential type designer.

Washington Post(Dec 07, 2015)

Avon, one of the most resolutely down-market of the major paperback imprints, used an image of Shakespeare’s head as a colophon.

The New Yorker(Dec 29, 2014)

The journey of Calchas to Colophon and his death there, as told in the Nosti, is another instance of the kind.

Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012)

n a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)

Hyper

emblem

special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

单词	colophon
释义	colophon (once / 14189 pages) n A colophon is the emblem, logo, or imprint of a publisher. Colophons often appear on the title page of a book. Businesses usually have distinctive logos, and publishers are no different. The emblem or imprint of a publisher is called a colophon, and you can think of it as their brand. A colophon appears on every book put out by a publisher, and it often appears on the spine of the book and/or on the title page. The colophon lets everyone know who published the book. This word is from Greek via Latin and originally meant "finishing touch." WORD FAMILY colophon: colophons USAGE EXAMPLES Any student of colophons — or of those pull-down menus listing digital typefaces — will recognize the name Bodoni, the 18th-century printer and immensely influential type designer. Washington Post(Dec 07, 2015) Avon, one of the most resolutely down-market of the major paperback imprints, used an image of Shakespeare’s head as a colophon. The New Yorker(Dec 29, 2014) The journey of Calchas to Colophon and his death there, as told in the Nosti, is another instance of the kind. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) n a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page) Hyper emblem special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
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