Speaking of napkins, toilet paper and other papers, have you all thought of paper? Unfortunately, these papers cannot be expressed in this word.
First, let’s understand what paper is!
paper
paper has many meanings. When interpreting nouns, it can be "paper, paper; newspaper; test paper, test questions, answer sheet; literature, paper; writing and packaging paper (uncountable)". When used as paper, it is an uncountable noun, so , one sheet of paper, cannot say a paper, but is represented by a piece/sheet of paper. A stack of paper is a pad of paper.
What about the paper? How about that paper?
face paper tissue
face paper is not a paper. We can use tissue or facial tissue to represent facial paper, which is a countable noun.
tissue is used by people to carry it with them for hand wiping, face wiping, etc., which is equivalent to the handkerchief that people used in the past. The Oxford Dictionary explains it: a piece of soft paper that absorbs liquids, used especially as a handkerchief (soft paper that absorbs liquids, especially as a handkerchief)
a box of tissues a box of tissues
a pack of tissues
I always have some tissues in my bag.
napkins napkin
napkin (can be paper or cloth), that is, it is used to spread on a table to protect clothes or wipe the mouth and hands with a piece of cloth or absorbent paper. The English dictionary explains it: A piece of clothing or absorbent paper used at table to protect the clothes or wipe the lips and fingers. In addition, napkin can also mean "sanitary napkins". napkin can also refer to diapers in British English in the past.
wet wipes wet Wipe
tissue is tissue, is wet tissue? There is indeed such expression, but it is more commonly expressed by wet wipe, which is a countable noun. Baby wet tissue is baby (wet) wipe.
toilet paper toilet roll/paper/tissue
toilet paper English expression is a lot of toilet paper 1
or bathroom/tissue or bath tissue 1
kitchen paper
kitchen and kitchen are related to kitchen paper/tissues/towel.
diaper
diaper has two types of English expressions, diaper/ˈdaɪ(ə)pər/ is American, and nappy is British. What’s more amazing is that nappy also has the meaning of beer in British English!
change a nappy change diaper
put on / take off a nappy put on/off a nappy diaper
a disposable nappy disposable diapers
