a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy 广告 advertisements for alcoholic drinks. 酒类广告。 ■(advertisement for)(informal)a person or thing regarded as a means of recommending something (非正式)活广告,宣传 unhappy clients are not a good advertisement for the firm. 不满意的客户对公司可不是个好宣传。 ■(archaic)a notice to readers in a book (古)(书中)致读者,说明文字
语源
late Middle English (denoting a statement calling attention to something): from Old French advertissement, from the verb advertir (see advertise)