"photostats" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 老式复印件
• 光复本

Definition

光复件是指使用专用机器在现代复印机出现之前制作的老式文件照片副本。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“光复件”是历史性术语，多见于档案、法律领域。现在一般使用“复印件”来指现代的副本。

Examples

He kept the old photostats in a file.

他把旧的**光复件**放在一个文件夹里。

I saw several photostats of legal documents.

我看到几份法律文件的**光复件**。

These photostats are hard to read because they faded.

这些**光复件**因为褪色很难看清。

My grandfather used to make photostats for his office records back in the day.

我祖父以前常用**光复件**保存办公室档案。

You’ll find old photostats in archives, but nobody uses them anymore.

你会在档案馆发现老**光复件**，但现在没人用了。

We needed photostats for proof back then, since copying was expensive and slow.

那时候，为了证明，我们需要**光复件**，因为复印既贵又慢。