英语单词wallet 和 purse 的区别如下：
（1）purse强调是钱包，wallet强调是钱夹（折叠式的）。
I slid the wallet into his pocket
我把钱包麻利地塞进了他的口袋。
She looked at me and then reached in her purse for cigarettes.
她看看我，接着伸手去包里拿香烟。
（2）wallet是男士钱包，purse是女士钱包。
The madman flung away his watch and his wallet.
那个疯子把自己的手表和皮夹子扔了。
The money could simply go into the public purse, helping to lower taxes.
这笔钱可以直接划入公共资金，帮助降低税收。
（3）两个单词读音不同：wallet英 [ˈwɒlɪt] 美 [ˈwɑ:lɪt]，purse英 [pɜ:s] 美 [pɜ:rs]。
I filched some notes from his wallet.
我从他的钱包里偷了几张钞票。
He had his purse stolen by a pickpocket.
他的钱包被掏了。
wallet 和 purse的近义词：
1、billfold
英 [ˈbɪlfəʊld] 美 [ˈbɪlfoʊld]
n.皮夹子。
He picked up the billfold.
他捡起那只皮夹来。
2、notecase
英 ['nəʊtkeɪs] 美 ['noʊtˌkeɪs]
n.<主英>钱包，皮夹子。
I hed just lose notecase and I felt very upset.
我丢了钱包心里很烦。
3、burse
英 [bɜ:s] 美 [bɜ:s]
n.钱包，（尤指大学的）金库，（苏格兰大学的）奖学金。
Bud burse occurred several days ahead of normal, with less rain than usual.
发芽比平常提早了几天，且雨量较少；
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