packet

packet — 名詞

1. a paper or cardboard holder used to sell several small things together.

1.名詞B1
釋義

小包裝

裝小物品販售的紙盒或紙包

a paper or cardboard holder used to sell several small things together.

例句

Nina bought a packet of sunflower seeds at the night market.

Nina 在夜市買了一包葵花子。

pattern: a packet of + goods

The screws come in a brown packet beside the toolbox.

那些螺絲放在工具箱旁邊的一個棕色小包裝裡。

同義詞
  • pack

    a close everyday word, especially for goods sold together

  • package

    a broader term for something wrapped or boxed for sale

  • box

    used when the container is hard and box-shaped

文法句型

a packet of + small goods

open/tear a packet

用法筆記

Often names the outer packaging for small goods sold together, especially food, seeds, or household items. Distinguish from sense 2, which is usually for a single small amount used once.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a packet with seeds.
✅She bought a packet of seeds.
💡packet is usually followed by 'of' for what is inside.

2. a sealed paper or plastic pouch with a small amount inside for one use.

2.名詞B2
釋義

小袋

一次份量的密封小包

a sealed paper or plastic pouch with a small amount inside for one use.

例句

Mia tipped a sugar packet into her coffee at the station.

Mia 在車站把一小包糖倒進咖啡裡。

single-use amount

Each lunch tray had a small packet of tomato sauce.

每個午餐托盤上都有一小袋番茄醬。

pattern: a packet of + sauce

同義詞
  • sachet

    a more specific word for a tiny sealed packet, often in formal product language

  • pouch

    a general word for a small flexible container, often a little larger

文法句型

a packet of sugar/salt/sauce

one packet of + powder

用法筆記

Usually for a very small amount of sugar, sauce, shampoo, medicine powder, or a similar substance. Distinguish from sense 1, which focuses on the package used to sell goods rather than a one-use amount.

常見錯誤

❌Please add two sugars packet.
✅Please add two sugar packets.
💡use the countable noun 'packets' after a number.

3. a small wrapped item prepared for mailing, carrying, or giving as a present.

3.名詞B2
釋義

包裹

包好可寄送或攜帶的小件物品

a small wrapped item prepared for mailing, carrying, or giving as a present.

例句

Aunt Mei mailed a small packet of cookies to Eric.

Mei 阿姨寄了一個裝著餅乾的小包裹給 Eric。

pattern: mail a packet

A packet from Osaka arrived on our porch this morning.

今天早上，一個從 Osaka 寄來的包裹送到了我家門廊。

pattern: a packet from + place

同義詞
  • parcel

    the closest word in postal use, often for something sent by mail

  • package

    a broader everyday term, especially common in American English

  • bundle

    suggests several things tied or wrapped together

文法句型

send/mail a packet

a packet from + place/person

用法筆記

This sense refers to the wrapped object itself, especially when it is being mailed or handed to someone. Distinguish from senses 1 and 2, which focus more on packaging for goods or one-use contents.

常見錯誤

❌The post office weighed my package packet.
✅The post office weighed my packet.
💡packet already means the wrapped item here.

4. a group of papers given together to explain something or help with a task.

4.名詞C1
釋義

資料袋

為特定用途整理的一套文件

a group of papers given together to explain something or help with a task.

例句

New parents receive an information packet on the first school day.

新生家長在開學第一天會收到一份資料袋。

common modifier: information packet

The bank gave us a packet with loan forms and fee details.

銀行給了我們一份資料袋，裡面有貸款表格和費用明細。

同義詞
  • folder

    can mean the holder for papers rather than the papers themselves

  • kit

    often includes papers plus other items for a purpose

  • handout set

    describes classroom or meeting papers given together

文法句型

an information/welcome packet

hand out a packet

用法筆記

Often appears with words such as information, application, welcome, or safety. The packet usually includes several papers collected for one purpose.

常見錯誤

❌The office sent one paper packet.
✅The office sent a packet of papers.
💡packet here means a set, not one single sheet.

5. a piece of digital data carried as one unit through a network.

5.名詞C1
釋義

封包

網路中作為單位傳送的一段資料

a piece of digital data carried as one unit through a network.

例句

The router dropped one packet during the video call.

視訊通話時，路由器丟掉了一個封包。

common verb: drop a packet

Our app sends a packet every second to check the link.

我們的應用程式每秒都會送出一個封包來檢查連線。

pattern: send a packet

同義詞
  • data unit

    a broad explanatory phrase rather than the exact technical term

  • message fragment

    helps explain the idea, though a packet is not always simply a broken message

  • frame

    a related networking term at a different technical layer

文法句型

send/receive a packet

drop/lose a packet

用法筆記

Common with verbs such as send, receive, drop, and route. In learner-friendly terms, a long message is often broken into packets before it travels across the network.

常見錯誤

❌The server sent one package of data.
✅The server sent one packet of data.
💡in networking, packet is the standard technical word.

6. a rude slang word for the male genitals.

6.名詞C2
釋義

下體；老二

粗俗地指男性生殖器

a rude slang word for the male genitals.

例句

The boys made a rude joke about getting hit in the packet.

那群男孩拿被打到下體這件事開了個粗俗玩笑。

slang use in joking talk

After the fall, Jake grabbed his packet and sat on the grass.

跌倒後，Jake 捂著下體坐在草地上。

同義詞
  • genitals

    the neutral general term, not slang

  • groin

    refers to the body area and is not the same as the organs themselves

文法句型

hit someone in the packet

protect the packet

用法筆記

Common in crude joking talk rather than careful or medical language. Distinguish from neutral words such as 'genitals' or from broader body-area words such as 'groin'.

7. a very big sum of money.

7.名詞C1
釋義

一大筆

非正式指很多錢

a very big sum of money.

例句

The old shop sold for a packet after the station opened.

車站啟用後，那間老店賣了個好價錢。

pattern: for a packet

Maya spent a packet on concert tickets for the whole family.

Maya 為全家人的演唱會門票花了一大筆。

pattern: spend a packet on + noun

同義詞
  • fortune

    the closest common word for a very large amount of money

  • bundle

    informal and common in American English for a lot of money

  • mint

    informal and often used after make or earn

反義詞
  • peanuts

    informal for a very small amount of money

文法句型

cost a packet

make a packet

用法筆記

Usually appears after verbs such as cost, spend, pay, or make. This is informal and especially familiar in British English.

常見錯誤

❌The repairs cost packet.
✅The repairs cost a packet.
💡this informal noun normally needs the article 'a'.