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单词 blue book
释义

blue book

See also: bluebook

English

Etymology

The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Noun

blue book (plural blue books)

  1. A book of statistics or almanac, usually published by an agency or as a trade publication.
    • 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World [], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, OCLC 1029993343:
      "I was the flail of the Lord up in those parts, I may tell you, though you won't find it in any Blue-book."
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, book.

See also

  • Project Blue Book
  • blue book exam
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