blotter

英 [ˈblɒt.ər]      美 [ˈblɑː.t̬ɚ]
  • n. 记事簿,[会计] 流水帐;吸墨纸
星级词汇:
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将“blotter”与“ blot ”(涂、污点)联系起来,想象一张吸收了污点的纸,即一张用于擦拭的纸巾。这样,“blotter”可以理解为吸收或擦拭用的纸或垫子。

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blotter (n.)
1590s, "thing for drying wet spots," agent noun from blot (v.). Meaning "bad writer" is from c. 1600. Sense of "day book" is from 1670s, and the word was applied early 19c. to rough drafts, scrap books, notebooks, and draft account books. Hence the police jargon sense "arrest record sheet," recorded from 1887.
1. The note, face upward on the blotter, was dated two days earlier.
这张便条正面朝上放在吸墨水纸上, 注明的日期是两天之前.
2. He blotted the wet ink with a clean blotter.
他用干净的吸墨纸吸干墨水.
3. The ranks of recent years'rich lists read like a police blotter.
近年来的富豪榜读起来像警察的记事本.
4. A police blotter is a record of arrests and charges.
警察捕人记录簿是逮捕犯人和罪状记录簿.
5. Use a blotter to take up the spilt ink.
用一张吸墨纸把溅出来的墨水吸掉.