also pocket-book, 1610s, originally a small book meant to be carried in one's pocket, from pocket (n.) + book (n.). Meaning "a booklike leather folder for papers, bills, etc." is from 1722. Meaning "a woman's purse" is from 1816.
雙語例句
1. She had several large bills in her pocketbook.
她錢袋里有幾張大面額鈔票.
來自辭典例句
2. Poor service affected the waiters'pocketbook.
差勁的服務影響了侍者的收入.
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3. The thief pinched her pocketbook and ran.
這個小偷偷了她的手提包,然后跑了.
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4. You're about to touch a number of doctors on their tenderest nerve - the pocketbook.
你即將去碰觸許多大夫神經最脆弱的地方 - 他們的錢包.
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5. She pulled off her gloves and tucked them into her pocketbook.