| 释义 |
e-book, n.
Brit. |ˈiːbʊk|, U.S. |ˈiˌbʊk|
Forms: 19– E-book, 19– e-book, 19– eBook, 19– ebook
[‹ e- prefix1 + book n.]
A hand-held electronic device on which the text of a book can be read. Also: a book whose text is available in an electronic format for reading on such a device or on a computer screen; (occas.) a book whose text is available only or primarily on the Internet.
In form Ebooks a proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
1988Amer. Libraries (Nexis) May 390 Things to come... The E-book, a small, hand-held, flat recording device able to replay text as a portable cassette player replays sound. 1992Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. 29 Oct. c2 Here's an example that illustrates what ‘e-books’ can do that regular ones can't. 1995Newsweek 27 Nov. 64/1 Improvements in computer and screen technology will give us a lightweight, universal electronic book, or ‘e-book’, which will approximate today's paper book. 1999Time 3 May 84/1 When you select a book you want, it's encrypted and beamed to your desktop computer. You can store it there or send it on to your eBook using a simple ‘librarian’ software interface. 2000Independent 8 June i. 5/3 Stephen King's recent e-book, the 67-page Riding The Bullet, which was sold in downloadable chapters over the internet, sold more than 500,000 copies. |