leaflet(n.)
1787年作为植物学术语; 1867年作为印刷和出版术语; 是 leaf(n.)的小型化形式,加上 -let。
A newspaperman asked the British authorities for a copy of the leaflets distributed in Germany by British airplanes. According to the London Daily Herald, his request was refused with the following answer: "Copies are not given out, as they might fall into enemy hands." [The Living Age magazine, Sept. 1939-Feb. 1940]
一位报人向英国当局要求一份由英国飞机在德国分发的传单副本。根据伦敦《每日先驱报》,他的请求被拒绝,并得到以下回答:“不会提供副本,因为它们可能会落入敌人手中。”[《生活时代》杂志,1939年9月-1940年2月]
该词起源时间:1787年