Word · Frequency #23439
notepad
记事本
a pad of paper for keeping notes
- 1.
A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.
便条本；笔记本。
便条本；笔记本。；记事本；[计] 记事本
In use
I always keep a notepad next to the phone to write down messages.
She tore a page from her notepad and handed it to me.
The hotel provides notepads and pens in every room.
a notepad
notepad 是可数名词，单数形式前通常加 a 或 the。
She took out a notepad and started writing.
她拿出一个记事本，开始写字。
write sth down on a notepad
write down 的宾语如果是名词，可以放在 down 之后；如果是代词，必须放在 write 与 down 之间。
I wrote down the appointment on a notepad.
我把预约记在一个记事本上。
keep a notepad somewhere
keep + 名词 + 地点状语表示“把某物放在某处备用”。
He keeps a notepad beside his computer.
他在电脑旁边放着一个记事本。
Common mistakes
I bought notepad at the stationery store.I bought a notepad at the stationery store.
notepad 是可数名词，单数形式前面需要加冠词 a/an。中文没有冠词系统，因此容易漏掉；这里表示一个记事本，必须写成 a notepad。
I took notepads during the meeting.I took notes during the meeting.
“记笔记”的固定表达是 take notes，其中 notes 指“笔记”，而不是 notepad“记事本”。notepads 是“多个记事本”，意思与记笔记无关，所以应改为 took notes。
Connections
Collocations
- write in a notepad
- 在记事本里写
- She wrote her shopping list in a notepad.她把购物清单写在记事本里。
- keep a notepad
- 备一个记事本
- He keeps a notepad by the phone to take messages.他把记事本放在电话旁记留言。
- tear a page out of a notepad
- 从记事本上撕下一页
- He tore a page out of his notepad to write down the address.他从记事本上撕下一页写地址。
- notepad and pen
- 记事本和笔
- The interviewer sat with a notepad and pen.采访者拿着记事本和笔坐着。
- pocket notepad
- 袖珍记事本
- He always carries a pocket notepad for ideas.他总是随身带一个袖珍记事本记想法。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个pad（便签本），上面写满note（笔记），合起来就是notepad（记事本）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常办公/学习场景、文具购买或物品描述、电脑或手机中的记事本程序界面 该词通常为中性，日常口语和书面语都可用；既可指纸质记事本，也常见于电脑或手机里的记事本程序。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the /æd/ sound, matching the final syllable of notepad (/ˈnoʊt.pæd/). Be careful: 'paid' (/peɪd/) and 'said' (/sɛd/) look similar but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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