| 单词 | rough copy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrough copy rough copy n. (a) an imperfect reproduction or copy of something (also figurative); (b) writing, etc., produced as a first draft; an example of this. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > preliminary or rough copy draught1528 rough draft1576 foul papers1601 rough copy1638 essay1656 concept1658 draft1769 upset1841 1638 W. Barwick tr. V. D'Audiguier Love & Valour Ep. Ded. sig. A3 The difference between his originall, drawn by a free and art commanding hand, and my rough Copy. 1668 P. Rycaut Present State Ottoman Empire (new ed.) i. xiii. 136 Christians..whose piety and exemplary lives drew Infidels to extract a rough Copy of their elevated vertues. 1781 W. Cowper Table Talk 614 A rough copy of the Christian face Without the smile, the sweetness, or the grace. 1811 L.-M. Hawkins Countess & Gertrude I. xxx. 259 She could not always read his rough copy. 1888 ‘M. Robertson’ Lombard St. Myst. xxii. 230 These supposed deeds were only rough copies. 1900 J. K. Jerome Three Men on Bummel viii. 181 They had made three rough copies of the statue—mere wooden profiles. 1954 Z. N. Hurston Let. 7 May in Life in Lett. (2002) 707 After reading the rough copy..she thought that it was really something. 2004 M. Beker Screenwriting with Conscience i. 26 As he wrote, he instantly destroyed the rough copies and drafts. < as lemmas |
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