2020-12-27
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด R – Replica & copy
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Replica = ‘REP-li-kuh’
ออกเสียงcopy = ‘KOP-ee’
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for replica
REPRODUCTION, DUPLICATE, COPY, FACSIMILE, REPLICA
mean a thing made to closely resemble another.
REPRODUCTION implies an exact or close imitation of an existing thing.
reproductions from the museum's furniture collection
DUPLICATE implies a double or counterpart exactly corresponding to another thing.
a duplicate of a house key
COPY applies especially to one of a number of things reproduced mechanically.
printed 1000 copies of the lithograph
FACSIMILE suggests a close reproduction often of graphic matter that may differ in scale.
a facsimile of a rare book
REPLICA implies the exact reproduction of a particular item in all details
a replica of the Mayflower
but not always in the same scale. miniature replicas of classic cars
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for copy
Noun
REPRODUCTION, DUPLICATE, COPY, FACSIMILE, REPLICA
mean a thing made to closely resembleanother.
REPRODUCTION implies an exact or close imitation of an existing thing.
reproductions from the museum's furniture collection
DUPLICATE implies a double or counterpart exactly corresponding to another thing. a duplicate of a house key
COPY applies especially to one of a number of things reproduced mechanically. printed 1000 copies of the lithograph
FACSIMILE suggests a close reproduction often of graphic matter that may differ in scale. a facsimile of a rare book
REPLICA implies the exact reproduction of a particular item in all details a replica of the Mayflower but not always in the same scale. miniature replicas of classic cars
Verb
COPY, IMITATE, MIMIC, APE, MOCK
mean to make something so that it resembles an existing thing.
COPY suggests duplicating an original as nearly as possible.
copied the painting and sold the fake as an original
IMITATE suggests following a model or a pattern but may allow for somevariation. imitate a poet's style
MIMIC implies a close copying (as of voice or mannerism) often for fun, ridicule, or lifelike imitation. pupils mimicking their teacher
APE may suggest presumptuous, slavish, or inept imitating of a superior original. American fashion designers aped their European colleagues
MOCK usually implies imitation with derision.
mocking a vain man's pompous manner
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Replica & copy
Copy is a widely used term for a reproduction,
imitation, or transcript of an original:
“Please make a copy of this letter.
Replica, a more learned wordderived from a Latin term
meaning “to repeat,” is applied onlyto
a copy or reproduction of an original
that is produced by the maker of the original
and prepared under his direct supervision.
A copy of a painting, for example, is one reproduction
among perhaps thousands produced by someone
other than the artist himself.
A duplicating mechanism, such as, a Xerox machine (seeXEROX),
can make copies but not replica.
Words related to replica and copy
are facsimile, duplicate, imitation, and carbon.
