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单词 bookwards
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bookwardsadv.

Brit. /ˈbʊkwədz/, U.S. /ˈbʊkwərdz/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: book n., -wards suffix.
Etymology: < book n. + -wards suffix.
rare.
In the direction of books; in or into print; towards publication.
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society > communication > printing > [adverb] > in print
in print?1473
bookwards1850
1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. II. xvi. 217 He..never modified or withheld any opinion (in private or bookwards) except in consideration of what he thought they..might not like.
1980 Student Lawyer Mar. 6/1 (heading) Looking bookwards.
2008 D. Athill Somewhere towards End in Life Class (2010) 649 It was the Jean Rhys piece that steered the whole thing bookwards.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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