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单词 recto
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Definition of recto in English:

recto

nounPlural rectos ˈrɛktəʊˈrɛktoʊ
  • A right-hand page of an open book, or the front of a loose document.

    Contrasted with verso
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Take for example the important sheet from Edinburgh that shows a Drowning of Leander on the recto and The Battle of the Amazons on the verso.
    • Each folio has a front and a back, usually now called recto and verso.
    • However, it was very much the habit to place the blank sheet as the recto (looking at the opening of a book, the right leaf), with the miniature on the verso (looking at the open book, the left leaf).
    • This is parallel translation with the Anglo-Saxon on the verso and the translation on the recto.
    • The story begins with text alone on both recto and verso.
    Synonyms
    folio, sheet, side, leaf

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin recto (folio) 'on the right (leaf)'.

Rhymes

perfecto
 
 

Definition of recto in US English:

recto

nounˈrɛktoʊˈrektō
  • A right-hand page of an open book, or the front of a loose document.

    Contrasted with verso
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is parallel translation with the Anglo-Saxon on the verso and the translation on the recto.
    • The story begins with text alone on both recto and verso.
    • Take for example the important sheet from Edinburgh that shows a Drowning of Leander on the recto and The Battle of the Amazons on the verso.
    • Each folio has a front and a back, usually now called recto and verso.
    • However, it was very much the habit to place the blank sheet as the recto (looking at the opening of a book, the right leaf), with the miniature on the verso (looking at the open book, the left leaf).
    Synonyms
    folio, sheet, side, leaf

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin recto (folio) ‘on the right (leaf)’.

 
 
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