Word
jotter
/ˈdʒɒtə/
noun
记事本；备忘录
a memorandum book
- 1.
A memorandum book.
- 2.
An exercise book.
- 3.
Someone who jots.
练习本；记录者；匆匆记下的人；便笺薄
In use
He pulled out his jotter and scribbled down the phone number.
She always carries a jotter in her bag for sudden ideas.
During the lecture, the professor told us to use a jotter for quick notes.
use a jotter
She uses a jotter for quick notes.
她用便笺簿记快速笔记。
write in a jotter
jotter 常与 in 搭配表示写在上面。
He wrote down the address in his jotter.
他把地址写在便笺簿上。
a jotter for [purpose]
用 for 表示用途。
I bought a jotter for shopping lists.
我买了一个便笺簿用来写购物清单。
Common mistakes
Can you jotter this number?Can you jot this number?
“jotter”是名词，表示“便笺薄”，不能当作动词使用。正确的动词是“jot”，表示“匆忙记下”。
I always carry jotter in my bag.I always carry a jotter in my bag.
“jotter”是可数名词，单数形式前需要加不定冠词“a”或“an”。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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