book: [OE] Book is widespread throughout the Germanic languages. German has buch, for example, Dutch bock, and Swedish bok. There point to a prehistoric Germanic *bōks, which was probably related to *bōkā ‘beech’, the connection being that the early Germanic peoples used beechwood tablets for writing runic inscriptions on. The original meaning of the word in Old English (bōc) was simply ‘written document or record’, but by the 9th century it had been applied to a collection of written sheets fastened together. => beech
book (n.)
Old English boc "book, writing, written document," traditionally from Proto-Germanic *bokiz "beech" (cognates: German Buch "book" Buche "beech;" see beech), the notion being of beechwood tablets on which runes were inscribed, but it may be from the tree itself (people still carve initials in them). The Old English word originally meant any written document. Latin and Sanskrit also have words for "writing" that are based on tree names ("birch" and "ash," respectively). Meaning "libretto of an opera" is from 1768. A betting book is from 1856.
book (v.)
Old English bocian "to grant or assign by charter," from book (n.). Meaning "to enter into a book, record" is early 13c. Meaning "to enter for a seat or place, issue (railway) tickets" is from 1841; "to engage a performer as a guest" is from 1872. U.S. student slang meaning "to depart hastily, go fast" is by early 1980s, of uncertain signification. Related: Booked; booking.
雙語例句
1. The word for " book " is masculine in French.
book 這個字在法語裏是陽性詞.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. His beautifully illustrated book well attested his love of the university.
他那本帶有精美插圖的書見證了他對大學的熱愛。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A journalist all his life, he's now brought out a book.
他當了一輩子新聞記者，如今已出了一本書。
來自柯林斯例句
4. It remained an exceptionally rare book until it was reprinted in 1918.
在1918年再版之前，這本書一直非常罕見。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The publisher expected the book to sell 1,500 copies, tops.