“卡片目录”常见的英文表达是 card catalog(美式英语)或 card catalogue(英式英语) 。其中,“card”指“卡片”,“catalog”或“catalogue”意为“目录”。
例如:
The library's card catalog helps readers quickly locate the books they need.(图书馆的卡片目录帮助读者快速找到他们需要的书籍 。)
In the past, librarians used card catalogues to organize and retrieve information.(过去,图书管理员使用卡片目录来组织和检索信息 。)