poster
Definitions
A large printed sheet, often with a picture, displayed publicly for advertising or decoration
海报，招贴画
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedTo 'post' a notice meant to affix it to a post or wall for public view. poster (post + -er) is not 'one who posts' but the thing that gets posted up — the displayed sheet itself. That's why a poster is always something big and public: movie poster, campaign poster.
Root post still carries 10 more wordsWhy It Means This
A nice twist on the -er suffix. Usually -er marks the doer (teacher, runner), but here it marks the thing acted on: a poster is what's been posted up, not someone who posts. The image is a sheet affixed to a post or wall for everyone to see — public display is baked into the word.
Common Collocations
- 1.put up a poster张贴海报
- 2.movie poster电影海报
- 3.campaign poster竞选海报
- 4.poster presentation（学术会议）展板展示
Example Sentences
- 1.
They put up posters all over campus for the concert.
- 2.
A faded movie poster hung on his bedroom wall.
- 3.
Volunteers handed out campaign posters at the rally.