Word · Frequency #27695
typesetter
排字工人
a person who sets written material into type
- 1.
n one who sets written material into type
排字工人；排字机
排字机
In use
The typesetter checked the proof before the pages went to press.
A skilled typesetter can make a big difference in the look of a printed magazine.
The print shop hired two typesetters to handle the rush orders.
work as a typesetter
work as + 职业名词表示担任某工作。typesetter 既可指排字工人，也可指排字机。
She worked as a typesetter for twenty years.
她当了二十年的排字工人。
a typesetter for [sth]
for 后接服务的机构或对象，如报社、印刷所等。
He is a typesetter for a small printing house.
他是一家小印刷所的排字工人。
the typesetter who [clause]
who 引导定语从句修饰 typesetter，关系代词在从句中作主语。
The typesetter who proofread the galley found several errors.
校对样张的排字工人发现了几个错误。
Common mistakes
My father is a typist who arranges letters for the newspaper.My father is a typesetter who arranges letters for the newspaper.
typesetter 指排字工人（排字机），typist 指打字员。句意是排字，所以要用 typesetter。
She typesetters the manuscript for the magazine.She typesets the manuscript for the magazine.
typesetter 是名词，不能用作动词；动词原形是 typeset，第三人称单数是 typesets。
Connections
Collocations
- work as a typesetter
- 做排字工人
- He worked as a typesetter for a local newspaper.他在当地一家报社做排字工人。
- typesetter's error
- 排字错误
- The typo was a typesetter's error, not the author's.那个拼写错误是排字工人的失误，不是作者的。
- experienced typesetter
- 有经验的排字工人
- They hired an experienced typesetter to prepare the book.他们雇了一位有经验的排字工人来准备这本书。
- typesetter's proof
- 排字校样
- The typesetter's proof still contained a few mistakes.排字校样上仍然有几个错误。
- typesetter's union
- 排字工人工会
- His grandfather joined the typesetter's union in 1920.他的祖父于1920年加入了排字工人工会。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：type（铅字）+ set（摆放）+ er（者）——把铅字一个个摆进版框的人或机器，就是排字工。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：printing industry、publishing、historical accounts 该词在印刷、出版等领域属于中性规范用语，可指排字工人或排字机；在现代日常口语中较少见，多用于专业或历史性描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的词尾 /-etə/ 与 typesetter 中的 -setter /setə/ 押韵：setter、letter、better、sweater、wetter、debtor。注意 debtor 的 b 不发音；typesetter 以 type 开头，读 /taɪp/，不是 /tɪp/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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