leaflet

名词 n. 动词 v.
发音 lēfʹlĭt

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One of the components of a compound leaf.
  2. A small plant leaf.
    — The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.
  3. A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
    — A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.
  4. A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
动词 v.
  1. To distribute leaflets to. transitive
    — A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
  2. To distribute leaflets. intransitive
    — During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.

词形变化

leaflets plural leavelet alternative,rare leaflets present,singular,third-person leafleting participle,present leafletting participle,present leafleted participle,past leafleted past leafletted participle,past leafletted past leavelet alternative,rare

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English leaf
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lus
Latin -ellus
Old French -el
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Late Latin -ittus
Old French -et
Old French -eletbor.
Middle English -let
English -let
English leaflet
From leaf + -let.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English leaf
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lus
Latin -ellus
Old French -el
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Late Latin -ittus
Old French -et
Old French -eletbor.
Middle English -let
English -let
English leaflet
From leaf + -let.
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