"photostat" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 静电复印件 (老式复印机)

Definition

静电复印件是用一种名为photostat的老式照相复印机制作的复印件。这个词可以指机器或者复印件本身。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

现在多用于历史或技术上下文，很少用于现代汉语。自从数字复印机普及以后，photostat 主要出现在历史文件或老式复印方法的描述中。不要与现代复印（photocopy）混淆。

Examples

The office used a photostat to make copies of important documents.

办公室用**静电复印机**复印重要文件。

She kept a photostat of her birth certificate just in case.

她留了一份**静电复印件**的出生证明以备不时之需。

Do you still have the old photostat machine in the library?

图书馆里还保留着那台老式的**静电复印机**吗？

Back in the day, getting a photostat was the fastest way to duplicate paperwork.

过去，做一份**静电复印件**是复制文件最快的方法。

Many old Government files still have photostat copies attached.

许多旧政府档案里还附着**静电复印件**。

They found an old photostat of the contract in the archives.

他们在档案馆里发现了一份旧的合同**静电复印件**。