printing plate
printing plate — 片語
1. a flat metal plate that carries an image or text for a printing press to transfe
印版
印刷時轉印圖文的金屬版
a flat metal plate that carries an image or text for a printing press to transfer onto paper
The printer replaced the worn printing plate before the posters were printed.
印刷工在印製海報前，先換掉磨損的印版。
replace the plate before a print run
Mina cleaned the printing plate after blue ink dried on it.
Mina 在藍色油墨乾掉後清理了印版。
ink dries on the plate surface
A cracked printing plate left a white line across every page.
裂掉的印版讓每一頁都出現一道白線。
The museum showed a copper printing plate beside the finished map.
博物館把一塊銅製印版展示在完成的地圖旁邊。
Before the press started, Selim checked that the printing plate was straight.
印刷機啟動前，Selim 檢查了印版是否擺正。
- plate
short form used when the printing context is already clear
- printing block
older or broader term; it may refer to wood or other materials, not only metal
文法句型
a printing plate
clean the printing plate
replace the printing plate
用法筆記
Usually used for the metal plate in traditional or offset printing. It names the physical plate, not the paper copy made from it.