isbn

isbn — noun

1. a unique series of digits printed on a published book that bookshops, libraries,

1.名詞B1
釋義

a unique series of digits printed on a published book that bookshops, libraries, and online retailers use to find the exact title, edition, and publisher of that book.

例句

Every new book gets a unique ISBN before it reaches the shops.

collocation: unique ISBN

Zuri wrote the ISBN on the order form for the correct textbook.

文法句型

the ISBN of [book]

[book/noun] has/needs an ISBN

用法筆記

Always written in capital letters. Often pronounced letter by letter as "eye-es-bee-en." The term is also commonly followed by the word number, as in ISBN number, even though the letter N already stands for 'Number.'

常見錯誤

❌Please give me the ISBN number of the book.' (redundant)
✅Please give me the ISBN of the book.
💡the N in ISBN already means 'Number,' so adding 'number' is repetitive, though many native speakers say it anyway.

isbn — abbreviation