“in print”是一个常用的英语短语,核心与印刷品、出版物的状态或形式相关,具体含义和用法可分为以下几类:
这是最常见的义项,强调某出版物仍在生产、销售(未停止印刷)。
英文定义:(of a book, magazine, etc.) available to buy because copies are still being produced
例子:
This children’s book has been in print for decades—you can find it in any bookstore.
这本儿童书已经出版几十年了,你在任何书店都能买到。
Is the first edition of To Kill a Mockingbird still in print?
《杀死一只知更鸟》的第一版还在印刷吗?
The publisher decided to keep the novel in print due to high demand.
由于需求大,出版社决定继续印刷这本小说。
指文章、诗歌、言论等已被印刷成文字(如发表在书、报、杂志上),而非仅为手稿或口头形式。
英文定义:existing as a printed document (not just a manuscript or spoken word)
例子:
She was thrilled when her short story first appeared in print.
当她的短篇小说首次发表时,她非常激动。
His research findings are now in print in a top scientific journal.
他的研究成果现已发表在一本顶尖科学期刊上。
Many of his early essays never made it in print.
他早期的许多文章从未发表过。
较少见但实用的义项,指用清晰的印刷体书写(区别于连笔的“cursive”或手写体)。
例子:
Please fill out the form in print—we need to read your handwriting clearly.
请用印刷体填写表格——我们需要看清你的字迹。
The sign was written in large print so even elderly people could read it.
标牌用大印刷体书写,连老人都能看清。
be in print:处于“可购买/已发表”状态(核心搭配)。
The author’s memoir has been in print since 2010.
remain/stay in print:持续印刷/未绝版。
Classic books like Pride and Prejudice always remain in print.
bring sth back in print:重新出版(将绝版的书再次印刷)。
The publisher decided to bring the old textbook back in print for new students.
put sth in print:将…印刷出版(主动动作)。
It took years for her to put her life story in print.
“in print”的直接反义词是out of print(绝版;停止印刷),表示某出版物不再生产,难以买到。
例子:
The 1980 edition of this dictionary is out of print now.
这本词典的1980年版现在已经绝版了。
“in print”的核心是“与印刷相关的‘存在/可获得’状态”:
对书籍:是否还能买到(未绝版);
对作品:是否已发表(变成印刷文字);
对书写:是否用印刷体(清晰易读)。
理解时结合语境(讨论出版物、作品发表或书写要求)即可快速判断具体含义~