one-volume
UK/wʌn-'vɒljuːm/US
Definitions
adj.
Published or contained in a single volume (book)
单卷本的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedoneroot
+
volumeroot
=one-volume
one + volume = contained in one volume. Here volume keeps its older 'rolled scroll → book' sense from vol 'roll.' An attributive compound used before nouns.
Common Collocations
- 1.one-volume edition单卷版本
- 2.one-volume collection单卷合集
Example Sentences
- 1.
They published a convenient one-volume edition of the encyclopedia.
- 2.
The trilogy is now available as a single one-volume collection.