loose-leaf

/ˌluːs ˈliːf/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌluːs ˈliːf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlüs-ˈlēf How to pronounce loose-leaf (audio)/ (ame, mw)

loose-leaf — 形容詞

1. using separate sheets you may lift out of the binder or cover and return later,

1.形容詞B1
釋義

活頁式

頁面可拆下再放回的

using separate sheets you may lift out of the binder or cover and return later, sometimes in a different order

例句

Linh bought a loose-leaf binder so she could rearrange her biology notes.

Linh 買了一個活頁夾，這樣她就能重新整理生物筆記。

loose-leaf binder; pages can be rearranged

The trainer handed out a loose-leaf manual with sections for each workshop.

講師發下了一本活頁式手冊，裡面每個工作坊都有自己的段落。

loose-leaf manual

同義詞
  • refillable

    broader term for notebooks or planners that let you add or remove pages; less specific about the page system

  • ring-bound

    often uses rings to hold pages, but some ring-bound books are not designed for easy rearranging

反義詞
  • bound

    describes books whose pages are fixed permanently into the spine

文法句型

loose-leaf + binder/notebook/folder/manual

be + loose-leaf

用法筆記

Most often describes binders, paper, manuals, and similar materials whose pages can be moved or replaced. Compared with bound, it emphasizes that the sheets are not fixed permanently into the spine.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a loose-leaf to write class notes.
✅I bought a loose-leaf binder to write class notes.
💡'loose-leaf' is usually an adjective, so it normally needs a noun after it.