notepad
/ˈnəʊt.pæd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnoʊt.pæd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnōt-ˌpad/ (ame, mw)
notepad — 名詞
- notepadsingular
- notepadsplural
1. a small book of paper sheets stuck or held together along one edge, which people
便條本
上方裝訂、可撕頁的小型紙本
a small book of paper sheets stuck or held together along one edge, which people use to write short messages, lists, or quick reminders on.
Reema pulled a small notepad from her bag and wrote down the meeting time.
Reema 從包包裡拿出一本小便條本，把開會時間寫了下來。
common verb: pull a notepad from [bag/pocket]
The receptionist kept a yellow notepad next to the phone for taking messages.
櫃台人員在電話旁放了一本黃色便條本，方便留言用。
collocation: keep a notepad next to [object]
Gabriel tore off the top page of his notepad and handed it to the customer.
Gabriel 把便條本最上面那一頁撕下來，交給客人。
There was a hotel notepad and a free pen beside the bed.
床邊放著一本飯店便條本和一支免費的筆。
Élise jotted the address in her notepad while waiting for the taxi.
Élise 在等計程車時，把地址寫在自己的便條本上。
- notebook
more permanent; usually bound at the side, not the top, and pages are not designed to be torn off
- memo pad
very similar; emphasises short notes or office messages
- scratch pad
informal American English; for rough, throwaway notes
文法句型
a notepad
in a notepad
用法筆記
Often refers to a cheap, glue-bound pad with paper that can be torn off one sheet at a time; distinguish from a hardcover notebook, which is more permanent.
常見錯誤
2. a simple computer or phone program that lets you type and save plain text, witho
純文字程式
只能輸入和儲存純文字的簡易應用程式
a simple computer or phone program that lets you type and save plain text, without colours, fonts, or pictures.
Hui opened the notepad app and quickly typed a shopping list before leaving home.
Hui 出門前，打開純文字程式快速打了一份購物清單。
collocation: open the notepad (app)
Walid pasted the website link into his notepad so he could read it later.
Walid 把網址貼到他的純文字程式裡，方便晚點再看。
collocation: paste [text] into a notepad
I save my passwords as a draft in a notepad on my phone, not in my email.
我會把密碼存在手機的純文字程式裡，而不是放在電子郵件裡。
The teacher asked the students to write their answers in a notepad on the laptop.
老師要學生把答案打在筆電的純文字程式裡。
- text editor
broader and more technical term; includes programs used by coders
- notes app
common on phones; usually allows pictures and styled text, unlike a basic notepad
文法句型
open Notepad
in Notepad
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person using a device; the program holds only plain text, which is the key contrast with a word processor like Word or Pages.
常見錯誤
3. an old kind of pocket-sized portable computer, roughly as wide as a paperback bo
迷你筆電
九零至兩千年代流行的超小型筆電
an old kind of pocket-sized portable computer, roughly as wide as a paperback book, popular in the 1990s and early 2000s but rarely sold today.
Beatrix carried an old notepad on the train so she could finish her report between stations.
Beatrix 在火車上帶著一台舊式迷你筆電，趁停站之間把報告寫完。
common past usage: carry a notepad for work on the move
In 1998, Gabriel's father bought a black notepad that could fit inside a briefcase.
一九九八年，Gabriel 的父親買了一台黑色迷你筆電，可以放進公事包裡。
historical context: 1990s portable computing
The reporter typed her story on a notepad in the back of the press car.
記者坐在採訪車後座，用迷你筆電打稿。
These early notepads had small screens and short battery life compared with today's laptops.
這些早期的迷你筆電螢幕很小，續航也比現在的筆電短得多。
- netbook
more common modern term for a very small laptop
- subnotebook
technical term used by retailers in the 2000s
文法句型
a notepad
on a notepad
用法筆記
Mostly historical; today people say 'netbook', 'mini-laptop', or just 'laptop'. Distinguish from sense 1 (paper pad) by context — talk of screens, batteries, or typing usually signals this sense.