stamp

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral
Practice this with flashcards, quizzes & audio on WordLoci

Meaning: A small piece of paper showing postage has been paid; to mark with an official design

邮票,印章,跺脚
sello, estampilla, estampar
切手、スタンプ、踏み鳴らす
우표, 도장, 발을 구르다

A stamp is a small piece of paper with an official design, stuck on a letter or parcel to show that postage has been paid. It can also refer to a device for making a mark by pressing on an inked surface, or the mark itself. As a verb, it means to bring one's foot down heavily or to mark with a stamp.

「stamp」是一张带有官方图案的小纸片,贴在信件或包裹上以表明邮资已付。它也可以指通过在墨水表面按压来做标记的设备,或标记本身。作为动词,它意味着用力踩下脚,或用印章做标记。
Un «stamp» es un pequeño trozo de papel con un diseño oficial, pegado en una carta o paquete para mostrar que se ha pagado el franqueo. También puede referirse a un dispositivo para hacer una marca presionando sobre una superficie entintada, o la marca misma. Como verbo, significa bajar el pie con fuerza o marcar con un sello.
「stamp」は、郵便料金が支払われたことを示すために手紙や小包に貼られる公式のデザインが付いた小さな紙切れです。インクの表面を押して印をつける道具、またはその印自体を指すこともあります。動詞として、足を強く踏み下ろすこと、またはスタンプで印をつけることを意味します。
Stamp는 우편 요금이 지불되었음을 나타내기 위해 편지나 소포에 붙이는 공식 디자인이 있는 작은 종이입니다. 잉크가 묻은 표면에 눌러 찍는 도구나 그 자국을 가리키기도 합니다. 동사로는 발을 세게 내딛거나 도장을 찍는 것을 의미합니다.

Examples

  1. Don't forget to put a stamp on the envelope before posting it.
    投寄前别忘了在信封上贴邮票。
    No olvides poner un sello en el sobre antes de enviarlo.
    投函する前に封筒に切手を貼るのを忘れないでください。
    부치기 전에 봉투에 우표를 붙이는 것을 잊지 마세요.
  2. The passport officer stamped my visa.
    护照官员在我的签证上盖了章。
    El oficial de pasaportes selló mi visa.
    パスポート係官が私のビザにスタンプを押しました。
    여권 심사관이 제 비자에 도장을 찍었습니다.
  3. She stamped her foot in frustration.
    她沮丧地跺了跺脚。
    Ella pateó el suelo con frustración.
    彼女はイライラして足を踏み鳴らしました。
    그녀는 짜증이 나서 발을 구르며 내리찍었습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old English 'stempan' (to pound, stamp), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (to stamp with the foot). The postage stamp sense came in 1840 with Britain's Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

The adhesive postage stamp was invented by Sir Rowland Hill in Britain in 1840. The first stamp, called the Penny Black, featured Queen Victoria's profile and revolutionised postal services worldwide.

More From This Topic

be ★★★★★ To exist or live; to have a particular quality, state, or... and ★★★★★ Used to connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal impor... of ★★★★★ Expressing the relationship between a part and a whole; b... to ★★★★★ Expressing direction, destination, or the infinitive form... a ★★★★★ Used before a noun to indicate one single thing or person in ★★★★★ Located inside a place, area, or container; during a peri...
X / Twitter WhatsApp Facebook

More from Abstract Concepts

Practice "stamp" on WordLoci

Flashcards, quizzes, audio pronunciation & spaced repetition — all free