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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhǐ zhì fù běn
"我更喜欢报告的纸质副本。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A physical printed version of a document or image, as opposed to a digital version.
"I prefer to read a hard copy of the report rather than a digital one." - 2
Any tangible representation of information, typically printed on paper.
"The hard copy of the manuscript was submitted to the publisher."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'hard copy' originated in the late 20th century, combining 'hard', meaning solid or tangible, with 'copy', derived from the Latin 'copia', meaning abundance or a reproduction. It evolved to distinguish printed materials from digital formats.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hard-Copy" is said worldwide
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Copie papier
Transliteration: kɔ.pi pa.pje
"Je préfère une copie papier du rapport."
Papierkopie
Transliteration: paˈpiːɐ̯ˌkɔ.pi
"Ich bevorzuge eine Papierkopie des Berichts."
Copia cartacea
Transliteration: ˈkɔ.pja karˈte.tʃa
"Preferisco una copia cartacea del rapporto."
Copia impresa
Transliteration: ˈko.pja imˈpɾe.sa
"Prefiero una copia impresa del informe."
Cópia impressa
Transliteration: ˈkɔ.piɐ imˈpɾɛ.sɐ
"Prefiro uma cópia impressa do relatório."
कागज़ की प्रति
Transliteration: kāgaza kī prati
"मुझे रिपोर्ट की कागज़ की प्रति पसंद है।"
纸质副本
Transliteration: zhǐ zhì fù běn
"我更喜欢报告的纸质副本。"
종이 복사본
Transliteration: jong-i boksa-bon
"나는 보고서의 종이 복사본을 선호한다."
紙のコピー
Transliteration: kami no kopī
"レポートの紙のコピーが好きです。"
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