喜樂美語
  1. 1nA2/ˈfoʊtəˌkɑːpiər/ · /ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpiə/影印機

    A machine that makes paper copies of documents by photographing them.

    示範例句 · Example

    The school photocopier is out of paper again.

    逐字學校的影印機又沒有紙了。

    「photocopier」就是辦公室、學校、圖書館裡的「影印機」——把文件再做出一模一樣的紙本影本。核心畫面可以想成「會幫你複製紙本文件的機器」——跟 printer（從電腦印出來）和 scanner（把紙讀進電腦）不一樣。跟 copier 幾乎同義：photocopier 名字比較完整，日常口語常縮成 copier。常見說法：office / school photocopier、use the photocopier、the photocopier is out of paper、paper jam。

    常見搭配

    • office photocopier

      辦公室影印機

      a photocopier used in an office

      The office photocopier sits next to the fax machine.

    • school / library photocopier

      學校／圖書館影印機

      a photocopier at school or in a library

      Worksheets can be copied on the school photocopier.

    • use the photocopier

      使用影印機

      to make copies with a photocopier

      Ask before you use the photocopier for personal papers.

    • out of paper

      紙用完了

      having no paper left in the photocopier

      We cannot finish the handouts — the photocopier is out of paper.

    • paper jam

      卡紙

      when paper gets stuck inside the photocopier

      There is a paper jam in the photocopier again.

    • Xerox photocopier

      全錄／Xerox 影印機

      a photocopier made by Xerox; sometimes used for any photocopier

      The company bought a big Xerox photocopier for the main office.

    意思相近

    copiercopy machinexerox

core核心畫面

Picture the big office machine you lift the lid on: you lay a page face-down on the glass, press a button, a bar of light slides underneath, and a warm identical page slides out the side.

可以想成：辦公室裡那台掀蓋的大機器——你把紙面朝下放在玻璃上，按一下按鈕，底下一道光橫掃過去，旁邊就吐出一張溫溫的、一模一樣的紙。整個字的畫面比較像「照一下、複製一張」。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

複數 photocopiers

意思相近

copiercopy machinexerox

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

photocopiernoun

  • 1

    A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

    • Near-synonyms: (all broadly synonymous) xerox machine, xerographer, xerox, photostat, laser copier
    • Now the chintzy nameplate is all that distinguishes his work space from those of the photocopier repairperson, diet food company, and kitchen designer down the hall.

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