mid-15c., from Late Latin folio "leaf or sheet of paper," from Latin folio, ablative of folium "leaf," from PIE *bhol-yo- "leaf" (cognates: Greek phyllon "leaf," Gaelic bile "leaflet, blossom"), suffixed form of root *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom," which is possibly from *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole). Ablative of location, because this was used in page references. Meaning "volume of the largest size" first attested 1620s.
雙語例句
1. Richard told me of three 16th-century folio volumes on alchemy.
理查德告訴過我16世紀(jì)的三卷關(guān)于煉金術(shù)的對(duì)開本書籍的事。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Ideal English language teacher creative arts students plan to study abroad - can also assist with folio preparation.