blue book

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A book of statistics or almanac, usually published by an agency or as a trade publication.
    — "I was the flail of the Lord up in those parts, I may tell you, though you won't find it in any Blue-book."
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, book.

词形变化

blue books plural

词源

The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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