单词 | carbon copy |
释义 | carbon copySEE SYNONYMS FOR carbon copy ON THESAURUS.COM noun
a near or exact duplicate of a given person or thing; replica: She's a carbon copy of her mother. Origin of carbon copyFirst recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby carbon copycarbonatite, carbon bisulphide, carbon black, carbon brush, carbon capture, carbon copy, carbon credit, carbon cycle, Carbondale, carbon-date, carbon dating Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carbon copy
British Dictionary definitions for carbon copycarbon copy nouna duplicate copy of writing, typewriting, or drawing obtained by using carbon paperOften shortened to: carbon informal a person or thing that is identical or very similar to another Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with carbon copycarbon copy A person or thing that closely resembles another, as in Our grandson is a carbon copy of his dad. Originally this term meant a copy of a document made by using carbon paper. The linguistic transfer to other kinds of duplicate survived the demise of carbon paper (replaced by photocopiers, computer printers, and other more sophisticated devices). [c. 1870] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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