library

英 ['laɪbrərɪ; -brɪ] 美['laɪbrɛri]

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复数: libraries;

library 图书馆

来自拉丁语liber,树皮，纸张，书，来自PIE*leub,剥皮，撕开，词源同leaf,-ary,地点后缀。由树皮引申词义书写材料，纸张，书。词义演变比较book,paper.

library: library: [14] The Latin word for ‘book’ was liber. It is related to Russian lub ‘bark’ and Lithuanian luba ‘board’, and originally denoted ‘bark’, as used for writing on before the introduction of papyrus. From it was derived librāria ‘bookseller’s shop’, which Old French took over as librairie and passed on to English. The English word has only ever been used for a ‘place where books are kept’, or for a ‘collection of books’, but French librairie now exclusively means ‘bookseller’s shop’.

Other English derivatives of Latin liber include libel [13] (from the diminutive form libellus ‘little book’; it originally denoted in English simply a ‘formal written claim by a plaintiff’, and did not take on its current connotations of ‘defamation’ until the 17th century) and libretto [18] (also literally a ‘little book’, from an Italian diminutive form).
=> libel, libretto
library (n.): place for books, late 14c., from Anglo-French librarie, Old French librairie "collection of books" (14c.), noun use of adj. librarius "concerning books," from Latin librarium "chest for books," from liber (genitive libri) "book, paper, parchment," originally "the inner bark of trees," probably a derivative of PIE root *leub(h)- "to strip, to peel" (see leaf). The equivalent word in most Romance languages now means "bookseller's shop." Old English had bochord, literally "book hord."

1. Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room.: 还有一些不太常有的设施，包括图书馆和健身房。

2. The British Library holds its collection in trust for the nation.: 大不列颠图书馆为国家保存被托管藏书。

5. As she passed the library door, the telephone began to ring.: 她经过图书室门口时，电话响了。