wallet和purse有什么区别：中文含义不同、词性不同、用法不同。wallet只作名词，是可数名词，含义为“钱包”、“皮夹子”、“塑料夹”；purse可作名词和及物动词，含义为“资金”、“备用款”、“撅嘴”、“撮起嘴唇”。

wallet作为可数名词，译为钱包;(放钞票、信用卡的)皮夹子;(携带文件用的)皮夹，塑料夹，硬纸夹。

例句：Bother! I've left my wallet at home. 

真烦人！我把钱包落在家里了。

They pinned him against a wall and stole his wallet. 

他们把他按在墙边，偷走了他的钱包。

Peter took out his wallet and showed his ID to the man 

彼得掏出钱包向那人出示他的身份证件。

The finder of a wallet who takes it home may be guilty of theft 

将钱包据为己有的人可能会被控盗窃。

They were knocked to the ground and robbed of their wallets 

他们被打倒在地并被抢走了钱包。

The men rifled through his clothing and snatched the wallet 

那些人匆匆翻了翻他的衣服，然后一把抢走了钱包。

purse主要用作名词和及物动词，译为钱包;皮夹子(尤指女用的);资金;财源;备用款;(拳击赛的)奖金；撅嘴;撮起嘴唇。

例句：I took a coin out of my purse and gave it to the child.

我从钱包取出一枚硬币给那个小孩。

We have holidays to suit every purse.

我们有适合不同消费计划的度假安排。

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。

She pursed her lips in disapproval.

她撅起嘴唇，表示不赞成。

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。

She pursed her lips together, as though fearing to betray her news 

她闭紧双唇，仿佛害怕透露出她的消息。

The thief suddenly grabbed/ snatched the purse from her and escaped. 

小偷猛地一把夺过她的钱包逃跑了。