on bookadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɒn bʊk/, U.S.

/ˈɔn ˌbʊk/,

/ˈɑn ˌbʊk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: on prep., book n.

Etymology: < on prep. + book n., after off book adv.

Theatre and Film.

A. adv.

With reference to a script; not from memory.

ΚΠ

1984 R. Cohen Acting One vii. 55 While going through a part on book, you are not acting.

2005 Boston Globe (Nexis) 11 Nov. d7 [He] will perform ‘on book’ (with a script) during previews and, perhaps, for the early part of the run.

B. adj.

In predicative use: (of an actor) reading from a script during rehearsal or performance, not having memorized his or her lines. Cf. off book adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1992 Los Angeles Times 17 July f18/2 Abatemarco is still on book, and openly tells us that, like his grief, ‘Four Fathers’ is still in progress.

1999 J. C. Oates Massachusetts Rev. 40 554 Well, work with a script anyway. The rest of us will be on book.

2002 J. B. Nicola Playing Audience viii. 215 If you are not yet fully in character (e.g., still on book) there is little point in deviating from current blocking.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	on book
释义	on bookadv.adj. Brit. /ˈɒn bʊk/, U.S. /ˈɔn ˌbʊk/, /ˈɑn ˌbʊk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: on prep., book n. Etymology: < on prep. + book n., after off book adv. Theatre and Film. A. adv. With reference to a script; not from memory. ΚΠ 1984 R. Cohen Acting One vii. 55 While going through a part on book, you are not acting. 2005 Boston Globe (Nexis) 11 Nov. d7 [He] will perform ‘on book’ (with a script) during previews and, perhaps, for the early part of the run. B. adj. In predicative use: (of an actor) reading from a script during rehearsal or performance, not having memorized his or her lines. Cf. off book adj. 2. ΚΠ 1992 Los Angeles Times 17 July f18/2 Abatemarco is still on book, and openly tells us that, like his grief, ‘Four Fathers’ is still in progress. 1999 J. C. Oates Massachusetts Rev. 40 554 Well, work with a script anyway. The rest of us will be on book. 2002 J. B. Nicola Playing Audience viii. 215 If you are not yet fully in character (e.g., still on book) there is little point in deviating from current blocking. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1984
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