textbook
A book that teachers and students use to learn a school subject.
A book that is used in schools, colleges, or courses to teach and study a particular subject in a structured way.
Being a very clear and perfect example of something, just like the examples in a textbook.
Exactly following the expected or standard pattern of something, especially in the way it is described in textbooks.
- Base: textbook
- Plural: textbooks
a textbook case
1very clear, typical example
A situation that is a very clear and perfect example of a certain type of problem, illness, event, or behaviour.
- It was a textbook case of food poisoning, so the doctors treated him quickly.
- The lawyer argued that this was a textbook case of discrimination.
- Financial experts say the crisis is a textbook case of what happens when regulations are too weak.
textbook answer
1official, standard kind of answer
An answer that is exactly the same as, or very close to, the official answer given in a textbook, often without adding personal ideas or real-life experience.
- That was a textbook answer, but the teacher also wanted your own opinion.
- In the exam, a short textbook answer is usually enough to get full marks.
- Her reply sounded like a textbook answer, not something from real life.
textbook example
1perfectly standard example of something
A very clear and perfect example of something, exactly like the examples you might see in a school book.
- Her speech is a textbook example of how to handle bad news.
- This chart is a textbook example of exponential growth.
- The failure of the project is a textbook example of poor planning.