offprint

/ˈɒfprɪnt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɔːfprɪnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯf-ˌprint/ (ame, mw)

offprint — noun

1. a copy of one article printed on its own after the article has appeared inside a

1.名詞C1
釋義

a copy of one article printed on its own after the article has appeared inside a journal, magazine, or similar publication

例句

Hyun placed an offprint of her article in the department mailbox.

an offprint of + article

After the journal appeared, Hassan mailed offprints to three former supervisors.

mail offprints to + people

同義詞
  • reprint

    broader term; it can also refer to a fresh printing of a whole publication

  • extract

    focuses on text taken from a larger work and does not always imply a formally printed copy

  • photocopy

    a machine-made duplicate, often unofficial and produced later by a reader

文法句型

an offprint of + article

send someone an offprint

request an offprint from + author

用法筆記

Most common in academic publishing. It usually refers to a separately circulated article, not to a whole journal issue or a new printing of an entire book.

常見錯誤

❌She sent me the journal as an offprint.
✅She sent me an offprint of the article.
💡An offprint is normally a separate copy of one article, not the whole journal.