lit‧e‧ra‧ture S3 W2 / lɪt ə rətʃə $ -tʃʊr / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 books, plays, poems etc that people think are important and good :

He has read many of the major works of literature .

Italian literature

2 all the books, articles etc on a particular subject

literature on

literature on the history of science

in the literature

Several cases of mercury poisoning have been recorded in the literature.

3 printed information produced by people who want to sell you something or tell you about something :

sales literature

THESAURUS

types of book

novel 名词 [可数名词] a book about imaginary people and events : The film is based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel. | a historical novel

fiction 名词 [不可数名词] books that describe imaginary people and events : She reads a lot of romantic fiction.

literature 名词 [不可数名词] novels and plays that are considered to be important works of art : I’m studying American literature at university.

non-fiction 名词 [不可数名词] books that describe real people and events : Men tend to prefer non-fiction.

science fiction 名词 [不可数名词] books about imaginary events in the future or space travel

reference book 名词 [可数名词] a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, which you look at to find information

textbook 名词 [可数名词] a book about a particular subject that you use in a classroom

set book British English , course book British English 名词 [可数名词] a book that you have to study as part of your course

guidebook 名词 [可数名词] a book telling visitors about a city or country

picture book 名词 [可数名词] a book for children with many pictures in it

hardcover/hardback 名词 [可数名词] a book that has a hard stiff cover

paperback 名词 [可数名词] a book that has a paper cover

biography 名词 [可数名词] a book about a real person’s life, written by another person

autobiography 名词 [可数名词] a book that someone has written about their own life

recipe book/cookery book British English ( also cookbook American English ) 名词 [可数名词] a book that tells you how to cook different meals