Word · Frequency #26626
copyists
抄写员；誊写员
copyists is the plural of copyist.
核心释义
a person employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- 1.
手工复制手稿或画作等作品的人；抄写员。
A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.
- 2.
受雇手抄文件或手稿的人
someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
手工复制手稿或画作等作品的人；抄写员。；受雇手抄文件或手稿的人；写手
用法In use
The old manuscript was copied by a professional copyist in the 18th century.
用法提示：copyist 是名词，指受雇抄写文件或手稿的人。
Before printing became common, every book had to be reproduced by hand, so copyists worked long hours.
用法提示：copyists 是 copyist 的复数形式，同样指以抄写为业的人。
The museum hired a copyist to reproduce the ancient letters for display.
用法提示：copyist 是名词，表示负责誊写或复制文本的人。
a copyist of [documents]
copyist 是可数名词，指以抄写文件或手稿为业的人。
She is a copyist of medieval manuscripts.
她是中世纪手稿的抄写员。
work as a copyist
表示职业时常用 work as a copyist 这一搭配。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- copyist error
- 抄写错误
- The discrepancy in the two manuscripts is due to a copyist error.这两份手稿的差异源于抄写错误。
- medieval copyist
- 中世纪抄写员
- Medieval copyists often worked in monastery scriptoria.中世纪的抄写员常在修道院的缮写室里工作。
- professional copyist
- 职业抄写员
- Before printing, a professional copyist could earn a living by copying legal documents.印刷术出现之前，职业抄写员可以靠誊写法律文书谋生。
- copyist of manuscripts
- 手稿抄写员
- The monastery hired a skilled copyist of manuscripts.修道院雇用了一位熟练的手稿抄写员。
- anonymous copyist
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆解记忆：copy（抄写）+ ist（表人后缀）＝copyist（抄写员）。想象一名抄写员唰唰地复制文稿。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：document transcription、manuscript copying、professional writing services 该词通常用于比较正式或书面化的场景，指以抄写为职业的人；现代日常口语中较少使用，多出现在历史、文艺或专业语境中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 copyist /ˈkɒpiɪst/ 押韵的是 sloppiest /ˈslɒpiɪst/，二者从重读元音到结尾均为 /ɒpiɪst/。hobbyist /ˈhɒbiɪst/ 只是接近，因 /b/ 与 /p/ 不同而非完全押韵。copy、copycat 仅与 copyist 共享开头的 /ˈkɒpɪ/；typist、artist 虽有 -ist 拼写，但读音分别为 /ˈtaɪpɪst/、/ˈɑːtɪst/，并不押韵。
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