backlist

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
  2. Expected to achieve years of adequate sales while on a backlist, and to be profitable on that basis, even if predicted not to sell in huge numbers when new. attributive
    — The celebrity tell-all has been proposed as a frontlist title, whereas the cookbook has been proposed as a backlist title and the food history book as a midlist title.
动词 v.
  1. To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer. transitive
    — I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted.
  2. To place (a book) on a backlist. transitive

词形变化

backlists plural backlists present,singular,third-person backlisting participle,present backlisted participle,past backlisted past

词源

词源 1
From back + list.
词源 2
From back + list.
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