printer's devil

短语

n. 印刷厂的学徒

词形变化

printer's devils 复数 printer's devils printers' devils printers' devils 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An apprentice printer.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

apprentice learner prentice

词源

Of unclear etymology. The most widely accepted theories are that apprentice printers were often covered in ink, giving them a demonic appearance, or that they were responsible for errors in manuscripts and thus associated with Titivillus, the supposed devil of scribal errors. See Wikipedia for further details.

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