bibliography

bibliography — noun

1. a list that names books, articles, and other texts used for a piece of writing o

1.名詞C1
釋義

a list that names books, articles, and other texts used for a piece of writing or collected around one subject, writer, or publisher

例句

At the end of her essay, Mia added a short bibliography.

common pattern: add a bibliography at the end

Professor Chen checked the bibliography before accepting Leo's history paper.

同義詞
  • references

    Common academic label for the sources named at the end of a paper.

  • reading list

    Usually suggests books to read, not only sources already used.

  • works cited

    More specific academic term for items directly cited in the text.

文法句型

add a bibliography

bibliography of/on + subject

用法筆記

Often follows verbs such as add, include, compile, or update. With on or of, it can mean a reading list about one subject or author; in student writing, it often means the source list at the end.

常見錯誤

❌I put the whole article in the bibliography.
✅I put the article in the bibliography.
💡A bibliography is the list, not the full text itself.
❌Her bibliography tells the story of her life.
✅Her biography tells the story of her life.
💡A bibliography lists writings; a biography tells a person's life story.

2. an academic field about books and printed material, especially how they were mad

2.名詞C2
釋義

an academic field about books and printed material, especially how they were made, what they look like, and how libraries describe and group them

例句

Sara studied bibliography while training to work in rare-book libraries.

pattern: study bibliography as a subject

In bibliography class, Lena compared early maps, paper, and printing styles.

同義詞
  • book history

    A broader modern term that covers how books are made, shared, and used.

  • textual scholarship

    Often focuses more on texts and editions than on the book as a physical object.

  • library science

    Much broader field that includes services, systems, and library management.

文法句型

study bibliography

course in bibliography

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and mostly seen in library science, rare-book study, and book history. Distinguish from sense 1, where bibliography means a list you can put at the end of a paper.

常見錯誤

❌He is taking a bibliography this term.
✅He is taking a course in bibliography this term.
💡In this sense, bibliography usually names a field of study, not a single class object.
❌The teacher asked for bibliography, so I wrote about printing history.
✅The teacher asked for a bibliography, so I made a source list.
💡Sense 2 is the academic field; sense 1 is the list of sources.