
folio
词源
源自拉丁语 'folium'(树叶),通过意大利语 'foglio'(纸张)演变而来,反映早期用植物材料制作书页的历史。
noun
❶ 指对折一次的纸张,形成两页四面的印刷单位,常用于古籍或艺术印刷品中描述纸张规格。
“The first edition of Shakespeare's works was printed in folio.”
(莎士比亚作品的首版是以对开本形式印刷的。)
“This ancient manuscript consists of 50 folios.”
(这份古老手稿包含50张对折页。)
❶ 在出版业中指特定尺寸的书籍,通常高度超过38厘米,属于大型书籍规格。
“The museum exhibited a 15th-century folio of botanical illustrations.”
(博物馆展出了一本15世纪的植物图鉴对开本。)
“Folio editions are more expensive due to their large format.”
(对开本因开本较大而价格更昂贵。)
verb
❶ 给文档或手稿的页面编号,通常在右下角标注连续数字。
“The archivist carefully folioed each page of the manuscript.”
(档案管理员仔细地为手稿每页编号。)
“Please folio these documents before filing them.”
(请先给这些文件编页码再归档。)
常见短语
in folio — 描述书籍以对开本形式装订或出版,强调其大型开本特征。
“Gutenberg's Bible was printed in folio format.”
(古腾堡圣经以对开本形式印刷。)
folio recto — 指对开页的右页(奇数页),在古籍研究中用于精确定位内容位置。
“The famous quote appears on folio recto 15.”
(这句名言出现在第15张对开页的右页。)