buckram
美['bʌkrəm] 英['bʌkrəm]
n. 硬布;生硬;拘泥
adj. 生硬的;拘泥的
v. 用硬麻布加固
英英释义
Noun- a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
Adjective- rigidly formal;
"a starchy manner" "the letter was stiff and formal" "his prose has a buckram quality"
Verb- stiffen with or as with buckram;
"buckram the skirt"
例句
用作名词(n.)- The buckram was frayed on the antique volume.装订古籍书的硬布已经被磨损了。
用作形容词(adj.)- His prose has a buckram quality.他的散文有拘泥的特性。