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- historical a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented〈史〉（尤指印刷术发明前的）书吏, 抄写员。
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- informal, often humorous a writer, especially a journalist〈非正式, 常幽默〉作者（尤指记者）。
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- （亦作Scribe）Jewish History an ancient Jewish record-keeper or, later, a professional theologian and jurist【犹太史】古犹太记事员; 档案编制保管员（后也指职业神学家及法学家）。
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- （亦作scribe awl）a pointed instrument used for making marks on wood, bricks, etc., to guide a saw or in signwriting划线器。
with obj.
1
- chiefly poetic/literary write〈主诗/文〉写：
he scribed a note that he passed to Dan.
他写了一张便条递给了丹。
2
- mark with a pointed instrument用尖物画线。
派生词
scribal
adjective词源
Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun)：from Latin scriba, from scribere 'write'. The verb was first used in the sense 'write down'; in sense 2 it is perhaps partly a shortening of DESCRIBE.