| 释义 |
quire/kwaiə/n. 1 four sheets of paper etc. folded to form eight leaves, as often in medieval manuscripts (中世纪抄本等的)四张对折的纸 2 any collection of leaves one within another in a manuscript or book 对折的一叠纸(书页) 3 25 (formerly 24) sheets of paper; one-twentieth of a ream (纸的)一刀 (25 张纸，旧时为 24 张) □ in quires unbound; in sheets 书页折好尚未装订的 [Middle English from Old French qua(i)er, ultimately from Latin quaterni ‘set of four’ (as QUATERNARY)] |