noticeboard

/ˈnəʊtɪsbɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnəʊtɪsbɔːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnō-təs-ˌbȯrd/ (ame, mw)

noticeboard — noun

  • noticeboardsingular
  • noticeboardsplural

1. a flat board, usually fixed to a wall in a school, office, or public place, wher

1.名詞B1
釋義

a flat board, usually fixed to a wall in a school, office, or public place, where people put up paper messages so that anyone passing can read them

例句

Mayumi pinned the choir audition flyer to the noticeboard outside the music room.

collocation: pin [item] to the noticeboard

The hostel noticeboard was covered with handwritten ads for cheap bicycles and weekend hiking trips.

typical context: hostel / public noticeboard covered in ads

同義詞
  • bulletin board

    standard American equivalent for the same physical object

  • pinboard

    British; emphasises the cork or fabric surface that holds pins, often smaller and used at home or in personal offices

  • message board

    either a physical board or, more commonly today, an online forum where people post messages

文法句型

pin/post/put up [item] on the noticeboard

用法筆記

Mainly British and Australian English; American English usually says 'bulletin board' for the same object. Subject of related verbs (pin, post, put up, tack) is usually a person; object is usually a paper notice, flyer, or poster.

常見錯誤

❌I read it on the notice board email.
✅I read it in the notice email.
💡a noticeboard is a physical wall board, not an email or a website section.
❌She posted the photo to the noticeboard online.
✅She posted the photo to the online message board.
💡in standard British English, 'noticeboard' refers to the physical object; the online equivalent is 'message board' or 'forum'.