pocketbook

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɒ.kɪt.bʊk/    美 /ˈpɑ.kɪtˌbʊk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A purse or handbag. US
  2. A wallet for paper money. dated
  3. One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford. figuratively
  4. A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).
    — The publishers brought out small format pocketbooks of the whole of their nature series.
  5. A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket (of any genre, from reference work to fine art).; A romance novel published as a small paperback. Philippines,broadly

词形变化

pocketbooks plural pocket-book alternative pocket book alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
champagne taste on a beer pocketbook pocketbook issue
相关词
pocketable pocket-sized vade mecum

词源

1610s, from pocket + book, popularized in its sense as a paperback by the success of Pocket Books in the United States after its 1939 launch.
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