library
library — 名詞
1. a place — such as a public building, a school room, or a website — where books,
圖書館
可借閱書籍、影音資料的場所
a place — such as a public building, a school room, or a website — where books, newspapers, music, and films are kept so that people can read them or take them home temporarily.
Beatrix goes to the library every Saturday to borrow new novels.
Beatrix 每週六都會去圖書館借新小說。
collocation: borrow from the library
The school library has a quiet study room on the second floor.
這間學校圖書館的二樓有一間安靜的閱讀室。
collocation: school library
Tariro applied for a library card so she could take out DVDs.
Tariro 申請了一張借書證，以便可以借出 DVD。
Many local libraries now offer free access to computers and the internet.
許多地方圖書館現在都提供免費的電腦和網路服務。
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'the' (the library) when referring to the institution; 'a library' when referring to any library building. The online sense is increasingly common in digital contexts.
常見錯誤
2. a set of books, music recordings, or films released by one company that share a
系列叢書
同一出版社或主題的系列作品
a set of books, music recordings, or films released by one company that share a similar style or cover the same subject.
Fatima bought the entire library of classic novels published by Penguin.
Fatima 買下了 Penguin 出版社發行的整套經典小說系列。
collocation: library of classic novels
Mauricio collected every volume in the Cambridge library of science books.
Mauricio 收集了劍橋科學叢書系列中的每一冊。
The library of short stories includes works by authors from twenty countries.
這套短篇小說系列收錄了來自二十個國家作者的作品。
Folake found a complete library of Shakespeare's plays at a secondhand bookshop.
Folake 在二手書店找到了一整套莎士比亞戲劇作品系列。
- series
more general and common; does not suggest a curated collection under one publisher
- collection
broader; may be personally assembled rather than commercially produced
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'of' — 'a library of + [subject/type]'. Found in book catalogues and publisher descriptions. Less common in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
3. the group of songs and music pieces that a user saves on an internet-based strea
音樂庫
串流平台上儲存的個人曲庫
the group of songs and music pieces that a user saves on an internet-based streaming platform, like Spotify or Apple Music, for personal listening.
Élise added twenty new albums to her Spotify library this month.
Élise 這個月在她的 Spotify 音樂庫裡新增了二十張專輯。
collocation: Spotify library / music library
My online music library is organised by artist and release year.
我的線上音樂庫按歌手和發行年份整理。
Sirin shared her favourite playlist from her digital music library with friends.
Sirin 把她數位音樂庫裡最喜歡的播放清單分享給朋友們。
Talia discovered that her music library had over two thousand songs she had never listened to.
Talia 發現她的音樂庫裡有兩千多首她從未聽過的歌。
- playlist
a smaller, curated list of songs; a library is a larger personal archive
- collection
more general; can be physical or digital
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used in the context of a specific online service — 'my Apple Music library', 'her Spotify library'. The word 'library' alone may refer to this meaning in tech or music contexts.
常見錯誤
4. the books, music recordings, films, or other media that belong to one person and
個人收藏
個人擁有的書、音樂、影片等收藏
the books, music recordings, films, or other media that belong to one person and are kept in their home for their own use and enjoyment.
Grandfather's library of jazz records fills an entire wall of his study.
祖父的爵士樂收藏擺滿了他書房裡一整面牆。
collocation: library of [type]
Sumin keeps her personal library on wooden shelves built by her uncle.
Sumin 把她個人的藏書放在舅舅做的木書架上。
collocation: personal library
Zayd's movie library contains over three hundred films from different countries.
Zayd 的電影收藏中有超過三百部來自不同國家的影片。
Sana's personal library is mostly novels, but she also has a shelf of poetry books.
Sana 的個人藏書以小說為主，但她還有一整架詩集。
- collection
broader and more common; 'library' adds a sense of organised breadth
用法筆記
Often used with a possessive ('his library', 'her library') or preceded by 'personal'. Unlike sense 1, this does not involve borrowing — these items are owned by the person.