advertisement
/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/noun
1- 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。
1.1
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。
1.2
- archaic a notice to readers in a book〈古〉（书中）致读者, 说明文字。
词源
late Middle English (denoting a statement calling attention to something)： from Old French advertissement, from the verb advertir （see ADVERTISE）.