pocketbook
手提包；錢包·財力
連起錢包與能花多少錢
She put her keys and money in her pocketbook before leaving.
出門前，她把鑰匙和錢放進手提包。
一個畫面：裝錢與財力
隨身錢包美式用法指手提包或錢包。
可用財力指擁有或能支出的金錢。
義項
隨身錢包B2noun手提包；錢包
She put her keys and money in her pocketbook before leaving.
出門前，她把鑰匙和錢放進手提包。
carry a pocketbook
可用財力B2noun財力
Rising food prices are putting pressure on the family pocketbook.
食物價格上漲正對家庭財力造成壓力。
family pocketbookpressure on the pocketbook
片語
hit someone's pocketbook支出變重 →打擊某人的荷包
pocketbook issues關乎荷包 →民生經濟議題
你會不會這樣說？
Mia says, “Gas costs are hard on my pocketbook this month.” 這裡的 pocketbook 是指放東西的包包嗎？
看答案
不是
這裡指花錢的能力（財力），不是實體的包包。