中英互译

purse

英 /pɜːs/美 /pɜːrs/

基本释义

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<英>钱包，皮夹子（尤指女用的）cn.
- I took a coin out of my purse and gave it to the child.
  我从钱包取出一枚硬币给那个小孩。
<美>（女用）手提包，手袋cn.
- She looked at me and then reached in her purse for cigarettes.
  她看了看我，然后从手袋里掏香烟。
- After 5 minutes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because she's forgotten hers.
  她在她的包里翻了五分钟后，借走了我的钢笔，因为她忘记带她的钢笔了。
资金，财源n. (sing.)
- The money could simply go into the public purse, helping to lower taxes.
  这笔钱可以直接划入国库，来帮助降低税收。
- Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says.
  卡特米尔说，对男性进行定期检查将不可避免地给公共财政带来压力。
（体育竞赛中的）奖金cn.
- Winners will be given a thousand dollar purse.
  赢者将会获得一千美元奖金。

钱包，小钱袋；金钱，财源

vt.

皱起，缩拢

adj.

pursy皱起的；肥胖的

sack/handbag/purse/bag
- sack应用较窄，指较大的袋子，如麻袋等。
- handbag指手提包，尤指女人用的手提包。
- purse指钱包或小钱袋，在美国相当于bandbag。
- bag普通用词，指一般的口袋，有时也指手提包。

钱包

91%

钱袋

腰包

1.8%

手提袋

1.2%

银包

0.6%

皱起

0.4%

n.a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
n.a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
n.a small bag for carrying money
n.a sum of money offered as a prize
v.contract one's lips into a rounded shape
v.gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

n.
a very small bag used for carrying money, especially by women
（尤指女式）钱包，钱夹子
- a brown leather purse
  棕色皮夹子
n.
a small bag that a woman uses for carrying things such as money and keys
（女用）小手提包

purse钱包
这个词来源于希腊词byrsa，意思是“皮”、“革”，因为这些钱包往往是用皮革制作的。我国也有把“钱包”叫作“皮包”、“皮夹”的，大概也是出于同样的原因吧。Byrsa一词进入法语后，变为bourse，意思是“钱包”或“钱包里拭目以待钱”。Bourse在写时指世界闻名的“巴黎证券交易所”。英语吸收了这个词，把它变作了purse，泛指“钱包”，常指西方摩登女郎用来装零钱、钥匙、粉盒、小镜子等物品的小手提包。
purse钱包
来自古英语pursa,钱包，小袋子，来自拉丁语bursa,皮革袋，词源同bursar,reimburse.