核心畫面

Picture the little bit of money that fits in a pocket. It is not the money for rent or school fees; it is the money you can reach for without thinking, and spend on something small. Every use of this phrase keeps that size and that freedom.

可以想成口袋裡放得下的那一點錢。它不是拿來付房租、繳學費的那種錢。它小到可以隨手拿出來,買個小東西就花掉了。這個詞的更多收起可以想成口袋裡放得下的那一點錢。它不是拿來付房租、繳學費的那種錢。它小到可以隨手拿出來,買個小東西就花掉了。這個詞的每一種用法,都留著這兩個特點:金額小,而且怎麼花由自己決定。差別只在這筆錢是誰給的、為什麼在你手上。

Two branches

大人定期給的那一份

這一支的錢是別人給的,重點在「定期」和「由你決定怎麼用」。

noun · B1

A small amount of money that parents give a child regularly, often every week or every month, for the child to spend or save.

零用錢

手邊隨意花的那一點

同樣是口袋裡的小錢,只是這一支的錢是你自己帶著的,或自己賺來的。

noun · B1

A small amount of cash that you carry with you for small everyday costs, such as a drink, a bus ride, or a snack.

隨身零錢