pen pal

IPA/ˈpen pæl/
IPA/ˈpen pæl/

pen pal — 名詞

1. someone you exchange letters or emails with for fun, even though you have usuall

1.名詞A2
釋義

筆友

以通信維繫友誼的人；藉由寫信結交的朋友

someone you exchange letters or emails with for fun, even though you have usually never met them in person

例句

Nikhil has a pen pal in Japan, and they write to each other every month.

Nikhil 有一位日本筆友，他們每個月都會寫信給對方。

collocation: have a pen pal + [location]

When Nora was nine, she found a pen pal through an international children's magazine.

Nora 九歲時，透過一本國際兒童雜誌找到了一位筆友。

passive with agent or instrument: found through [channel]

常見搭配
  • have a pen pal
  • find a pen pal
  • write to a pen pal
  • pen pal program
  • pen pal exchange
  • become pen pals with
  • be pen pals with
  • childhood pen pal
同義詞
  • correspondent

    more formal; often used for business or academic letter-writing, not necessarily a friend

  • key pal

    modern term for someone you exchange emails or online messages with, from 'keyboard'

  • email buddy

    informal; focuses on email correspondence rather than physical letters

文法句型

have + a pen pal

be pen pals + with + someone

用法筆記

Often used in the plural form 'pen pals' when referring to the relationship: 'Nikhil and Yuki are pen pals.'

常見錯誤

I wrote to my pen pal friend.
I wrote to my pen pal.
'pen pal' already means 'friend by letter', so adding 'friend' is redundant.

同根字

  • pen pals
    noun (plural)A2
  • pen-pal program
    名詞B1

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常用片語

  • have a pen pal
  • become pen pals with
  • write to a pen pal
  • find a pen pal through

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