Publishing
可指书籍、报刊、学术期刊的编辑与发行,也可泛指数字内容的发布;作不可数名词时多指行业或流程整体。
- “She works in academic publishing.” (她从事学术出版工作。)
- “Digital publishing has changed how readers buy books.” (数字出版改变了读者购书方式。)
- “The novel is still in publishing and will ship next month.” (这部小说仍在出版流程中,下月发货。)
来自拉丁语 publicare(使公开、公布),与 “public” 同源;经古法语 publier 进入英语。
动词 “publish” 加动名词后缀 “-ing”,表示行为或行业。
英语世界有大型商业出版社与独立出版社之分;自助出版(self-publishing)与开放获取(open access)近年讨论很多。
- 固定搭配: “trade publishing” (大众图书出版), “self-publishing” (自助出版)
- 动词: publish;名词: publisher, publication
public(公开)→ publish(公开发表)→ publishing(把内容公开给大众的行业)。
“After years in journalism, he moved into publishing and edited a series of travel guides.” (从事新闻多年后,他转入出版业并编辑了一套旅行指南。)