封面

• Pinyin: fēng miàn
• Desglose de hanzi: 封 = 圭 + 寸 (jade piece + inch — to seal, enclose, cover); 面 = 一 + 回 components (a face framed by a border — face, surface, side)

Significado

Portada; cubierta frontal (de libro, revista, álbum o publicación, también digital).

封面 is the face of a publication — it represents its identity and communicates its content at a glance. 上封面 (to appear on the cover) is a mark of prominence. In the digital era, 封面图 (cover image) extends to social media and video thumbnails. 封面人物 (cover person) refers to whoever appears on a magazine's cover.

Ejemplos

1. 这本学术期刊在今年的年终特刊中将这项突破性研究的核心图表印制在封面上，以直观的方式向读者呈现了该发现的重要价值。
2. 她第一次登上国际知名时尚杂志封面时，不仅意味着个人事业的重大突破，也被许多人视为华裔模特群体在国际时尚圈地位提升的一个重要标志。
3. 这张专辑封面由当代著名视觉艺术家亲手设计，极简的构图与大胆的配色令人眼前一亮，与专辑本身的艺术风格形成了高度统一的视觉语言。

Guía de uso

Contexto: publishing, media, design, culture

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 出版社决定重新设计这部历史小说的封面，新版封面改用抽象意象和传统纹样，以更准确传达作品气质。(The publisher decided to redesign the cover of this historical novel, using abstract imagery and traditional patterns to better convey the book's tone.)
• 随着数字阅读普及，封面设计的要求也在变化，如何在缩略图下保持冲击力和识别度，已成核心课题。(As digital reading becomes more common, cover design requirements are changing too, and how to keep impact and recognizability at thumbnail size has become a key issue.)

Incorrecto

• 封面 for the back cover — that is 封底; 封面 specifically refers to the front cover only

Origen e historia

封 (to close/seal; bound; cover) + 面 (face; surface; side) — the face or surface that covers and seals a publication

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal