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leaflet

/ˈliːflɪt/ American
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  • n. 传单
  • n. 小叶
Definition
  • n. a small printed sheet giving information
  • n. a small leaf
Example
A volunteer handed me a leaflet about the new library hours.
一名志愿者给了我一张关于图书馆新开放时间的传单。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: printed material giving information (noun).

比较义项:印有信息的印刷品(传单/小册子)(名词)。

  • leaflet 本词

    A leaflet is a single printed sheet, sometimes folded, handed out for free — brief advertising or information, not bound like a booklet.

    传单是一张(有时对折的)单页印刷品,免费派发,内容简短,多为广告或简讯,不像小册子那样装订成册。

    Someone slipped a leaflet under my door advertising the pizza place.

    有人把一张宣传比萨店的传单塞进了我家门缝。

  • pamphlet

    A pamphlet is a small stapled booklet of several pages covering one subject in more depth, often on a serious or educational topic, usually free.

    小册子是装订成几页的小本子,会就某一个主题做更详细的说明,内容常偏严肃或具有说明性,通常也是免费的。

    The clinic gave out a pamphlet explaining the side effects of the vaccine.

    诊所发了一本小册子,说明疫苗的副作用。

  • brochure

    A brochure is a booklet-style publication, often glossy with pictures, used mainly for advertising or promoting a business, event, or destination.

    宣传册是印刷精美、常配有图片的小册子式出版物,主要用于宣传商家、活动或旅游目的地。

    The travel agency's glossy brochure showed pictures of beach resorts.

    那家旅行社印刷精美的宣传册上印着海滩度假村的照片。

All three are printed items giving information, but differ in form. A leaflet is one sheet, handed out free, with brief information or advertising. A pamphlet is a small stapled booklet on one topic, often serious, usually free. A brochure is glossy, used to advertise.

这三个词都指印有信息的印刷品,但形式和用途不同:leaflet 通常只是一张(或对折的)单页说明或广告;pamphlet 是装订成几页、内容更详细的小册子,常涉及较严肃或说明性的主题;brochure 则多为图文并茂、印刷精美的宣传册,常用于商业或旅游宣传。