hornbook

hornbook.

1. A book explaining the basics of a given subject.

2. A textbook containing the rudimentary principles of an area of law. Cf. CASEBOOK.

“Hornbook… The first book of children, covered with horn to keep it unsoiled.” Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language (1755).

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资深译员Fang，毕业于美国一流的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与主权及机构投资有关的法律文件。