xerox

xerox — 名詞

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)

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