legal pad

IPA/ˈliːɡl pæd/
IPA/ˈliːɡl pæd/

legal pad — noun

1. A pad of yellow lined paper fastened at the top, allowing sheets to be torn off

1.名詞B1
釋義

A pad of yellow lined paper fastened at the top, allowing sheets to be torn off one at a time for notes and drafts.

例句

Gita tore a sheet from her legal pad and jotted ideas for the school party.

tear a sheet from + legal pad

Heloísa's desk was covered with legal pads full of drawings and project notes.

同義詞
  • notepad

    more general; can be any size, colour, or paper type, not necessarily yellow or top-bound

  • writing pad

    similar but does not always have the yellow paper or standard legal size

  • scratch pad

    typically smaller, with cheaper paper, used for quick disposable notes rather than organised writing

用法筆記

A legal pad is bound at the top, not the side. This makes it different from a notebook, which has a cover and is bound along the left edge.

常見錯誤

❌I need to buy a legal notebook.
✅I need to buy a legal pad.
💡A notebook has a cover and is bound on the side; a legal pad is bound at the top and has no cover.
❌Write it on a yellow paper.
✅Write it on a legal pad.
💡'Yellow paper' sounds like a single sheet of coloured paper, not a bound pad.