Phrase
sticky note
/ˈstiki nəut/
phrase
便利贴；便签纸
a small piece of paper with a strip of adhesive on the back, used for leaving notes and stuck to a surface
便利贴
In use
I wrote my password on a sticky note and stuck it to my monitor.
She left a sticky note on the fridge reminding us to buy milk.
He used a sticky note to mark the page in his textbook.
use a sticky note to do sth
I used a sticky note to mark the page.
我用便利贴标记了那一页。
write sth on a sticky note
She wrote the password on a sticky note.
她把密码写在了一张便利贴上。
stick a sticky note on sth
He stuck a sticky note on the monitor.
他在显示器上贴了一张便利贴。
Common mistakes
I need a stick note.I need a sticky note.
中文'sticky note'是'便利贴'，但学习者常漏掉'y'写成'stick note'，'sticky'是形容词，不可省略-y。
I wrote the message in a sticky note.I wrote the message on a sticky note.
在便利贴上写字应用介词'on'，而不是'in'，因为内容写在表面，而非内部。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.