classified advertisement
classified advertisement — 名詞
1. a brief printed or online announcement, grouped with similar notices by topic, t
分類廣告
按主題分類的短廣告
a brief printed or online announcement, grouped with similar notices by topic, that people or small businesses use to sell or buy goods, offer or look for jobs, or rent property.
Jenna found her first apartment through a classified advertisement in the local paper.
Jenna 透過本地報紙上的一則分類廣告找到了她的第一間公寓。
passive: found through a classified advertisement
The bakery placed a classified advertisement for a part-time delivery driver in the city newspaper.
那家麵包店在市報上刊登了一則分類廣告，徵求兼職送貨司機。
collocation: place a classified advertisement
Online classified ads make it much easier to sell used furniture without paying a fee.
網路分類廣告讓人們不用付費就能輕鬆賣掉舊傢俱。
After her old bicycle broke down, Reema searched the classified advertisements for a cheap replacement.
Reema 的舊腳踏車壞掉之後，她在分類廣告裡搜尋便宜的二手腳踏車。
Eshe wrote a short classified advertisement offering French tutoring for fifteen dollars an hour.
Eshe 寫了一則短篇分類廣告，提供法語家教，每小時收費十五美元。
- classified ad
the short, everyday form of the same term; more common in spoken English
- small ad
British informal term for the same thing; emphasises the short length
- listing
used especially for online platforms like rental or job websites; broader than just classifieds
文法句型
place a classified advertisement
look through classified advertisements
用法筆記
Classified advertisements appear in dedicated sections of newspapers or websites organised by topic — such as 'Jobs', 'For Sale', or 'Apartments for Rent'. Online platforms like Craigslist, Gumtree, and Facebook Marketplace have largely replaced printed classified ads, but the term is still used for digital listings grouped by category.
常見錯誤
2. a single item within a classified section of a newspaper or website, typically v
一則分類廣告
分類廣告中的單一則
a single item within a classified section of a newspaper or website, typically very short and composed only of text, placed by someone trying to sell, buy, rent, or hire.
Tamar read each classified advertisement in the Sunday paper's "rooms for rent" section.
Tamar 在星期日報紙的「房間出租」專欄仔細看了每一則分類廣告。
quantifier: every single classified advertisement
Caio paid fifteen dollars for a classified advertisement for his bicycle on a community website.
Caio 付了十五美元在社區網站上刊登了一則出售腳踏車的分類廣告。
collocation: place a classified advertisement
The landlord's three-line classified advertisement received more than ten phone calls.
房東那則僅有三行的分類廣告接到了十幾通電話。
Hassan tore a classified advertisement from the paper and pinned it on his noticeboard.
Hassan 從報紙上撕下一則分類廣告，按在他的布告欄上。
- classified ad
the most common short form; used in both spoken and written English
- want ad
North American term that originally focused on job or item-wanted notices but is now used more loosely
文法句型
a classified advertisement
every classified advertisement
用法筆記
This sense emphasises the countable unit — one individual ad rather than the section as a whole. It is especially common in American English when referring to print newspapers ('He circled every classified advertisement for used cars.').