handbag
- n. 手提包
- Definition
- n. a small bag used, especially by women, to carry personal items
- Example
- She kept her keys inside a small red handbag.
- 她把钥匙放在一个小小的红色手提包里。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a small bag for money and personal items (noun).
比较义项：装钱和随身物品的小包（名词）。
- purse
The everyday American English term for this bag, typically carrying money, phone, keys and other personal items.
这是美式英语中最常用的说法，通常用来装钱、手机、钥匙等随身物品。
She grabbed her purse and rushed out the door to catch the bus.
她抓起钱包就冲出门去赶公交车。
- handbag 本词
The everyday British English term for the same bag; in American English it sounds slightly more formal or old-fashioned than "purse."
这是英式英语中最常用的说法；在美式英语里听起来比 purse 稍显正式或老派。
She left her handbag on the train and had to go back for it.
她把手提包忘在火车上了，只好回去取。
Purse and handbag both mean a small bag for carrying money and personal items, but purse is the usual American English word and handbag the usual British English word. Purse can also mean a small coin wallet in British English, not compared here.
这两个词在这个意义上很接近，都指女性随身携带、用来装钱包、钥匙、手机等物品的小包，区别主要在地域用法：purse 是美式英语的常用说法，handbag 则是英式英语的常用说法，在美式英语中听起来略显正式。英式英语中 purse 还可以指装硬币的小钱包，这个意义本卡不作比较。