loose-leaf
/ˌluːs ˈliːf/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌluːs ˈliːf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlüs-ˈlēf How to pronounce loose-leaf (audio)/ (ame, mw)
loose-leaf — adjective
1. using separate sheets you may lift out of the binder or cover and return later,
using separate sheets you may lift out of the binder or cover and return later, sometimes in a different order
Linh bought a loose-leaf binder so she could rearrange her biology notes.
loose-leaf binder; pages can be rearranged
The trainer handed out a loose-leaf manual with sections for each workshop.
loose-leaf manual
Matthew prefers loose-leaf paper because he often adds extra pages later.
Our tax guide is loose-leaf, so we replace old rules each year.
Élise kept the recipes in a loose-leaf folder beside the oven.
- refillable
broader term for notebooks or planners that let you add or remove pages; less specific about the page system
- ring-bound
often uses rings to hold pages, but some ring-bound books are not designed for easy rearranging
- bound
describes books whose pages are fixed permanently into the spine
文法句型
loose-leaf + binder/notebook/folder/manual
be + loose-leaf
用法筆記
Most often describes binders, paper, manuals, and similar materials whose pages can be moved or replaced. Compared with bound, it emphasizes that the sheets are not fixed permanently into the spine.