leaflets
leaflets — 名詞
1. small single sheets of paper, often folded once, printed with details about an e
傳單；宣傳單
對折印刷品，免費發送或投遞
small single sheets of paper, often folded once, printed with details about an event, a product, or a cause and given to people for free, usually in the street or through letterboxes.
Volunteers handed out leaflets about the school fair to parents at the gate.
志工在校門口向家長發放關於學校園遊會的傳單。
collocation: hand out leaflets about [topic]
Hari designed colorful leaflets to advertise his new bakery on Market Street.
Hari 設計了色彩鮮明的宣傳單，為他在 Market Street 的新麵包店打廣告。
collocation: leaflets to advertise [business]
A pile of political leaflets was pushed through the front door overnight.
一疊政治傳單在夜裡被塞進前門縫裡。
The clinic printed health leaflets in five languages for new patients.
診所印製了五種語言的衛教傳單供新病患取用。
Charlotte picked up a stack of leaflets from the tourist office before her hike.
Charlotte 在出發健行前，到旅客服務中心拿了一疊旅遊宣傳單。
- flyer
very close in meaning; flyer is often slightly more casual and used for events
- pamphlet
usually longer and more text-heavy than a leaflet, often several pages
- brochure
glossier and more polished, typically advertising travel, products, or services
- handout
any paper distributed to a group, especially in classes or meetings
文法句型
hand out / give out + leaflets
用法筆記
Frequently appears with verbs of distribution: hand out, give out, drop off, post through. Modifiers usually name the topic (health leaflets, campaign leaflets) rather than the format.
常見錯誤
2. in botany, the smaller leaf-shaped pieces that together make up one larger compo
小葉
複葉中組成整片葉子的小片葉子
in botany, the smaller leaf-shaped pieces that together make up one larger compound leaf on plants such as ash trees, clover, or roses; also used for any very young or undersized leaf.
Each clover leaf has three small leaflets joined to one short stem.
每片苜蓿葉都由三片小葉連在同一根短柄上。
botanical context: leaflets joined to a stem
Salma counted seven leaflets along the rose stem in her grandmother's garden.
Salma 在祖母花園裡數出玫瑰枝條上有七片小葉。
leaflets along [stem]
Ash trees grow long leaves made of many narrow leaflets opposite each other.
白蠟樹會長出由許多窄窄小葉對生而成的長葉子。
Tiny new leaflets opened along the bean plant after a week of warm rain.
豆苗在一週的溫熱降雨後沿著莖長出細小的新生小葉。
- leaflike segment
technical description used when 'leaflet' would sound too specialist
- pinna
even more technical term, used mainly for fern leaflets
- simple leaf
a single undivided leaf, not made of smaller leaflets
文法句型
the leaflets of a [compound leaf]
用法筆記
This sense is mostly used in plant biology lessons and gardening writing. Distinguish from sense 1 by the context: gardens, plants, and species names point to sense 2; streets, events, and printing point to sense 1.
常見錯誤
leaflets — 動詞
1. to give out printed paper notices to people in a public place or area, usually t
發傳單
在公共場所向民眾散發宣傳紙
to give out printed paper notices to people in a public place or area, usually to support a campaign, an event, or a business.
Élise spent Saturday morning leafleting the old town to promote the music festival.
Élise 整個週六早上都在舊城區發傳單，宣傳音樂節。
transitive: leaflet + [place]
Local activists leafleted commuters outside the metro station before the vote.
當地社運人士在投票前到捷運站外向通勤族發傳單。
transitive: leaflet + [group of people]
Ada leafleted door to door in her village to find people interested in the choir.
Ada 在自己村裡挨家挨戶發傳單，想找有興趣加入合唱團的人。
Two friends leafleted the car park during the football match to support the local hospital.
兩位朋友在足球賽期間到停車場發傳單，支持當地醫院。
- hand out leaflets
the everyday phrasal equivalent; far more common in speech than the verb 'leaflet'
- canvass
broader: includes leafleting plus knocking on doors and asking opinions
- flyer (verb)
American informal equivalent, mainly used for event promotion
文法句型
leaflet + [place]
leaflet + [group of people]
用法筆記
Mostly used in British English and in writing about campaigns, charities, and small businesses. The object can be the area (leaflet the high street) or the audience (leaflet shoppers); both are correct.