- 1interj/ˌpiː tiː ˈoʊ/please turn over請翻面（頁尾提示）
Written at the bottom of a page to tell the reader that the writing goes on, so they should turn the page over. It is short for "please turn over".
PTO 是 please turn over 的縮寫，寫在一頁的最下面。意思只有一個：後面還有，請翻到背面。考卷、表格、講義、菜單上都可能看到。它不是句子裡的字，而是紙上的提示。唸的時候就唸三個字母 P-T-O。沒注意到它，很容易漏掉背面整整半張的題目。
示範例句 · Example
At the bottom of the exam paper it said PTO, so I turned it over and found two more questions.
中文翻譯在考卷的最下面寫著 PTO，所以我把它翻過來，發現還有兩題。
PTO is not a word you drop into a sentence; it is a note on paper. You meet it at the foot of a form, a worksheet, an exam paper, a letter, or a menu, and it says one thing: there is more, keep going. People read it out as three separate letters, P-T-O. It is there to stop the ordinary accident of handing in a form with half of it blank.
常見搭配
PTO at the bottom of the page
頁尾的「請翻面」標示
the turn-over note printed at the foot of a sheet
There was a PTO at the bottom of the page in tiny print.
be marked PTO
上面標有「請翻面」
to have PTO printed on it
Every page of the form is marked PTO except the last one.
意思相近
please turn overcontinued overleaf
- 2n/ˌpiː tiː ˈoʊ/parent-teacher organization家長會（親師組織）
A group of parents and teachers from one school who meet to support that school, for example by raising money, running events, or telling the school what parents think. It is short for "parent-teacher organization".
PTO 是 parent-teacher organization 的縮寫，指一所學校裡由家長和老師組成的團體。它不是政府單位，是學校自己的組織，通常是自願參加。常見的工作是募款、辦活動、買學校經費買不起的東西。中文最接近的說法是「家長會」。很多地方也會看到 PTA（parent-teacher association），做的事情差不多，只是名稱不同。
A PTO belongs to one school. It is not a government body and joining is usually a choice, not a duty. It meets a few times a term, often in the evening, and spends most of its time on things the school budget does not stretch to: a book fair, new sports equipment, a summer festival. In many places you will also see PTA, which stands for parent-teacher association and does much the same work under a different name.
常見搭配
join the PTO
加入家長會
to become a member of the school's parent-teacher group
Two new parents joined the PTO in September.
a PTO meeting
家長會會議
a gathering of the parent-teacher group
The head teacher speaks at every PTO meeting.
be on the PTO
在家長會裡（擔任成員）
to be a member of the group
She has been on the PTO for three years.
意思相近
parent-teacher organizationPTAparent-teacher association
用法接近
school boardcommittee