"scribes" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 书记员
• 抄写员

Definition

书记员是指手工抄写文件或书写官方记录的人，特别是在印刷术发明之前的古代或历史时期。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于历史或宗教背景，现代极少用来指代职业。常见于提及古埃及、圣经时代、中世纪修道院等。不要与现代“写作”混淆，书记员/抄写员指的是古时角色。

Examples

Scribes in ancient Egypt recorded laws and events.

古埃及的**书记员**记录法律和事件。

The scribes copied important books by hand.

**抄写员**手工抄写重要的书籍。

Historians study the work of medieval scribes.

历史学家研究中世纪**抄写员**的工作。

Back then, scribes were among the few who could read and write.

那时，**书记员**是少数会读写的人之一。

Without the work of ancient scribes, much of history would be lost.

没有古代**抄写员**的工作，许多历史就会丢失。

In medieval monasteries, scribes spent years copying a single book.

在中世纪修道院里，**抄写员**花了数年抄写一本书。