pamphlets

IPA/ˈpæm.flət/
KK[pˈæmfləts]IPA/ˈpæm.flət/

pamphlets — noun

  • pamphletssingular
  • pamphletsesplural

1. a thin paper booklet, often just a handful of folded pages, that someone prints

1.名詞B2
釋義

a thin paper booklet, often just a handful of folded pages, that someone prints to spread facts or views about a single subject

例句

Theo handed out anti-smoking pamphlets to students outside the school gate.

verb + object: hand out pamphlets (distribute printed material)

The library kept a rack of free travel pamphlets near the front desk.

collocation: a rack of pamphlets

同義詞
  • leaflet

    usually a single printed sheet, shorter than a pamphlet

  • brochure

    glossier and often advertises a product, place, or service

  • booklet

    neutral term for a small thin book; a pamphlet more often informs or persuades

文法句型

pamphlet about/on [topic]

用法筆記

Usually appears in the plural and with a verb of distribution — 'hand out', 'pass out', 'distribute' pamphlets — because pamphlets are typically printed in bulk to inform or persuade a crowd.

常見錯誤

❌I read a 300-page pamphlet about the war.
✅I read a 300-page book about the war.
💡a pamphlet is short, only a few pages; a long bound work is a book.
❌She gave me a single-sheet pamphlet.
✅She gave me a single-sheet flyer.
💡a pamphlet has several folded pages; a one-sheet handout is a flyer or leaflet.