xerox

xerox — 名詞

IPA/ˈzɪə.rɒks/
KK[zˈɪrɑks]IPA/ˈzɪr.ɑːks/
  • xeroxsingular
  • xeroxesplural

1. a page that has been duplicated by an office machine which makes exact reproduct

1.名詞B1
釋義

影印;影印機

用影印機複印的文件或機器本身

a page that has been duplicated by an office machine which makes exact reproductions of printed text or images; the word also refers to the machine that makes such copies or to the method of reproducing pages this way

例句

Brooke made a xerox of the contract before sending it by post.

Brooke 在寄出合約前先影印了一份備份。

a xerox of [document]

The old xerox in the corner office kept jamming every morning.

角落辦公室那台老舊的影印機每天早上都會卡紙。

xerox as machine (copier)

常見搭配
  • xerox of [document]
  • run a xerox
  • make a xerox
  • xerox machine
同義詞
  • photocopy

    the neutral, non-branded term; preferred in formal contexts

  • copy

    broader meaning — can refer to a duplicate made by any method, not only a photocopier

反義詞
  • original

    the source document from which the xerox is made

文法句型

a/the xerox of [noun]

a xerox machine

用法筆記

Xerox was originally a brand name but is now commonly used as a general term for any photocopy or photocopier, though some companies prefer the terms 'photocopy' or 'copy' in formal writing.

常見錯誤

Could you xerox this for me?' (using verb form as noun).
Could you run a xerox of this for me?
'make a xerox' or 'run a xerox' are common noun patterns for requesting copies.

xerox — 動詞

IPA/ˈzɪərɒks/
KK[zˈɪrɑks]IPA/ˈzɪrɑːks/

同根字

  • xerography
    名詞C1
  • xerographic
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • xerox machine
  • xerox paper
  • xerox copy
  • xerox shop
  • xerox centre

副詞搭配

  • quickly xerox
  • carefully xerox
  • illegally xerox

常用片語

  • run a xerox
  • make a xerox
  • xerox something for someone

介系詞搭配

  • xerox for
  • xerox from