leaflets
leaflets — noun
1. small single sheets of paper, often folded once, printed with details about an e
small single sheets of paper, often folded once, printed with details about an event, a product, or a cause and given to people for free, usually in the street or through letterboxes.
Volunteers handed out leaflets about the school fair to parents at the gate.
collocation: hand out leaflets about [topic]
Hari designed colorful leaflets to advertise his new bakery on Market Street.
collocation: leaflets to advertise [business]
A pile of political leaflets was pushed through the front door overnight.
The clinic printed health leaflets in five languages for new patients.
Charlotte picked up a stack of leaflets from the tourist office before her hike.
- flyer
very close in meaning; flyer is often slightly more casual and used for events
- pamphlet
usually longer and more text-heavy than a leaflet, often several pages
- brochure
glossier and more polished, typically advertising travel, products, or services
- handout
any paper distributed to a group, especially in classes or meetings
文法句型
hand out / give out + leaflets
用法筆記
Frequently appears with verbs of distribution: hand out, give out, drop off, post through. Modifiers usually name the topic (health leaflets, campaign leaflets) rather than the format.
常見錯誤
2. in botany, the smaller leaf-shaped pieces that together make up one larger compo
in botany, the smaller leaf-shaped pieces that together make up one larger compound leaf on plants such as ash trees, clover, or roses; also used for any very young or undersized leaf.
Each clover leaf has three small leaflets joined to one short stem.
botanical context: leaflets joined to a stem
Salma counted seven leaflets along the rose stem in her grandmother's garden.
leaflets along [stem]
Ash trees grow long leaves made of many narrow leaflets opposite each other.
Tiny new leaflets opened along the bean plant after a week of warm rain.
- leaflike segment
technical description used when 'leaflet' would sound too specialist
- pinna
even more technical term, used mainly for fern leaflets
- simple leaf
a single undivided leaf, not made of smaller leaflets
文法句型
the leaflets of a [compound leaf]
用法筆記
This sense is mostly used in plant biology lessons and gardening writing. Distinguish from sense 1 by the context: gardens, plants, and species names point to sense 2; streets, events, and printing point to sense 1.
常見錯誤
leaflets — verb
1. to give out printed paper notices to people in a public place or area, usually t
to give out printed paper notices to people in a public place or area, usually to support a campaign, an event, or a business.
Élise spent Saturday morning leafleting the old town to promote the music festival.
transitive: leaflet + [place]
Local activists leafleted commuters outside the metro station before the vote.
transitive: leaflet + [group of people]
Ada leafleted door to door in her village to find people interested in the choir.
Two friends leafleted the car park during the football match to support the local hospital.
- hand out leaflets
the everyday phrasal equivalent; far more common in speech than the verb 'leaflet'
- canvass
broader: includes leafleting plus knocking on doors and asking opinions
- flyer (verb)
American informal equivalent, mainly used for event promotion
文法句型
leaflet + [place]
leaflet + [group of people]
用法筆記
Mostly used in British English and in writing about campaigns, charities, and small businesses. The object can be the area (leaflet the high street) or the audience (leaflet shoppers); both are correct.