英和和英

語源

From soft +‎ cover.

形容詞

softcover (not comparable)

1. (publishing, of a book) Having covers made of paper or thin cardboard; paperback.
   • 2007 September 23, The Editors, “Up Front”, in New York Times‎:

     It gives more emphasis to the literary novels and short-story collections reviewed so often in our pages (and sometimes published only in softcover).

同意語

• paperbound, softcovered

名詞

softcover (plural softcovers)

1. (publishing) A book having such covers.