printing house

短语

印刷厂

发音

其它

词形变化

printing houses 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing.

    印刷厂

    印刷所

    版画店

    Meronym: imprint (subsidiary printing house or brand name)

  2. 2.

    The building where printing occurs.

  3. 3.

    A place to make personal copies.

词源

From the expansive sense of house to refer to any building, particularly those like shops or workshops where people work together for a common purpose. Originally used in reference to printing workshops supplying or included within a bookshop; later used more expansively to refer to any institution or company involved in printing.

来源：wiktionary