legal pad

IPA/ˈliːɡl pæd/
IPA/ˈliːɡl pæd/

legal pad — 名詞

1. A pad of yellow lined paper fastened at the top, allowing sheets to be torn off

1.名詞B1
釋義

黃色拍紙簿

頂部裝訂可撕下的黃色橫線書寫本

A pad of yellow lined paper fastened at the top, allowing sheets to be torn off one at a time for notes and drafts.

例句

Gita tore a sheet from her legal pad and jotted ideas for the school party.

Gita 從她的黃色拍紙簿撕下一張紙，隨手記下學校派對的點子。

tear a sheet from + legal pad

Heloísa's desk was covered with legal pads full of drawings and project notes.

Heloísa 的書桌上堆滿了黃色拍紙簿，畫滿了設計草圖和專案筆記。

常見搭配
  • yellow legal pad
  • tear off a sheet from a legal pad
  • write on a legal pad
同義詞
  • notepad

    more general; can be any size, colour, or paper type, not necessarily yellow or top-bound

  • writing pad

    similar but does not always have the yellow paper or standard legal size

  • scratch pad

    typically smaller, with cheaper paper, used for quick disposable notes rather than organised writing

用法筆記

A legal pad is bound at the top, not the side. This makes it different from a notebook, which has a cover and is bound along the left edge.

常見錯誤

I need to buy a legal notebook.
I need to buy a legal pad.
A notebook has a cover and is bound on the side; a legal pad is bound at the top and has no cover.
Write it on a yellow paper.
Write it on a legal pad.
'Yellow paper' sounds like a single sheet of coloured paper, not a bound pad.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • sheet of a legal pad
  • legal pad paper

常用片語

  • flip through a legal pad
  • tear off a sheet from a legal pad
  • grab a fresh legal pad

介系詞搭配

  • on a legal pad
  • from a legal pad
  • onto a legal pad