英语词汇printing的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	printing
词源	printing adj. present-participle adjective from print (v.). Printing press "machine for taking impression from an inked surface upon paper" is from 1580s. printing n. late 14c., "art or process of making impressions or imprints by pressing into a soft surface; writing, written characters;" verbal noun from print (v.). Meaning "total number of copies printed at the same time" is from 1520s. Entries linking to printing print v. mid-14c., prenten "to make an impression, press upon or into" (as with a seal, stamp, etc.), from print (n.). Meaning "to set a mark on any surface" (including by writing) is attested from late 14c. Meaning "to run off on a press, make a copy or copies of by impression" is recorded from 1510s (Caxton, 1474, used enprynte in this sense). In reference to textiles, 1580s. The photography sense of "produce a positive image from a negative" is recorded from 1851 (the noun in this sense is from 1853). Meaning "to write in imitation of typography" is from 1801. He always prints, I know, 'cos he learnt writin' from the large bills in the bookin' offices. [Dickens, "Pickwick Papers," 1837] The meaning "to record (someone's) fingerprints" is from 1952. Related: Printed; printing. updated on November 17, 2020
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printing adj.