Photocopying is making a paper copy of a page with a machine that uses light. You put the paper on the glass, press a button, and a new page comes out that looks the same.

Photocopying is影印指的是 making a paper copy of a page用機器把一頁紙複製出另一份紙本 with a machine that uses light這台機器是靠光來運作的。You put the paper on the glass你把紙放在玻璃上, press a button按下按鈕, and a new page comes out that looks the same就會印出一張一模一樣的新頁面。

In offices and schools this is everyday work: a test, a contract, a map. People also use it as the -ing form of the verb: I am photocopying these notes.

In offices and schools在辦公室和學校裡 this is everyday work這是每天都在做的事: a test考卷, a contract合約, a map地圖之類的。People also use it我們也會這樣用這個字 as the -ing form of the verb當成動詞的 -ing 形式: I am photocopying these notes我正在影印這些筆記。

The result is not a photograph you hang on a wall — though the machine does use a kind of light-and-image process. It is a working copy, often black and white, sometimes colour.

The result is not它印出來的成果不是 a photograph you hang on a wall掛在牆上的那種照片——though the machine does use a kind of light-and-image process不過機器確實是用某種光和影像的原理來運作的。It is a working copy它是一份工作用的複本, often black and white通常是黑白的, sometimes colour有時候是彩色的。

In careful English the verb is photocopy and the activity is photocopying; in speech people often just say copy. Older English speakers sometimes say xeroxing, from the old brand Xerox, but that is a brand name used as a verb.

In careful English在講究用字的英文裡 the verb is動詞是 photocopy and the activity is而這個動作叫做 photocopying; in speech在口語裡 people often just say一般人常常就直接說 copy。Older English speakers有些老一輩的英語使用者 sometimes say有時候會說 xeroxing, from the old brand Xerox這是來自舊品牌 Xerox 的說法, but that is a brand name used as a verb但那其實是把品牌名當動詞用。