blotter
blotter — 名詞
1. a thick desk sheet that soaks up fresh ink and helps keep the writing surface cl
吸墨墊
桌上用來吸乾墨水的墊紙
a thick desk sheet that soaks up fresh ink and helps keep the writing surface clean.
Ms. Ito laid a blotter under the letter before signing in ink.
Ms. Ito 簽字前先把吸墨墊墊在信紙下面。
lay a blotter under + paper
A dark blue blotter protected the desk during Ravi's handwriting lesson.
深藍色的吸墨墊在 Ravi 上書法課時保護了桌面。
After the pen leaked, Priya pressed the blotter onto the wet page.
鋼筆漏墨後，Priya 把吸墨墊按在濕掉的紙頁上。
On the old desk, a leather blotter caught ink from Yusuf's fountain pen.
在那張老書桌上，一張皮製吸墨墊接住了 Yusuf 鋼筆滴下的墨水。
- blotting paper
names the absorbent paper itself, not always a desk-sized pad
- desk pad
broader term for a desk cover; it may not absorb ink
文法句型
lay a blotter under + paper
use a blotter to dry ink
leather blotter / desk blotter
用法筆記
Most common in older writing or office contexts, especially with fountain pens and handwritten letters. Modern speakers may use desk pad for a broader mat that protects a desk but does not need to absorb ink.
常見錯誤
2. the day-by-day log kept by police, where officers write down arrests and other i
警局日誌
警局記錄逮捕與事件的日常簿冊
the day-by-day log kept by police, where officers write down arrests and other incidents.
By noon, the desk sergeant had entered three fights in the blotter.
到中午時，值班警長已把三起打架事件記進警局日誌。
enter + incident in the blotter
Reporters checked the blotter for details about the bank robbery.
記者查閱警局日誌，想找出銀行搶案的細節。
check the blotter
Each arrest from the festival went into the station blotter.
慶典期間的每一件逮捕案件都被記進分局日誌。
Detective Noa read yesterday's blotter before meeting the new captain.
Detective Noa 見新局長前先讀了昨天的警局日誌。
The lawyer asked for the blotter entry about his client's arrest.
那名律師要求查看記有他當事人被捕情況的那筆警局日誌紀錄。
- police log
a close modern equivalent in plain language
- station record
broader and less fixed as a set term
- register
more formal and used for many official lists, not only police work
文法句型
enter + incident in the blotter
read/check the blotter
blotter entry
用法筆記
Usually appears with verbs such as enter, read, check, and see. Distinguish it from criminal record: a blotter is the station's running daily log, not a complete file on one person.