A stepladder is the short folding ladder you keep at home for reaching high things — changing a light bulb, painting a ceiling, getting a box down from the top of a cupboard. It has two flat sides joined at the top like the letter A: one side has the steps you climb, the other side is just legs to hold it up.

A stepladder摺疊梯 is是 the short folding ladder you keep at home for reaching high things你家裡放著、拿來搆高處東西的那種矮摺梯 changing a light bulb, painting a ceiling, getting a box down from the top of a cupboard像是換燈泡、油漆天花板、把櫃子最上面的箱子拿下來 It它 has有 two flat sides joined at the top like the letter A兩片在頂端連接、像英文字母A一樣的平面側邊 one side一邊 has有 the steps you climb給你踩的階梯 the other side另一邊 is只是 just legs to hold it up用來撐住的腳架而已

Because those two sides spread apart, it stands on its own in the middle of a room, and it does not need to lean against a wall. That is the whole difference from an ordinary ladder, which is one long straight piece and must rest against something.

Because因為 those two sides spread apart這兩片側邊會張開 it它 stands on its own能自己站著 in the middle of a room在房間中間 and而且 it它 does not need to lean against a wall不需要靠牆 That這 is the whole difference from an ordinary ladder就是它跟一般梯子的全部差別 which一般梯子 is一般梯子 one long straight piece一長條直直的東西 and而且 must rest against something一定要靠著什麼東西

When the job is done, the two sides fold together flat so you can carry it and store it behind a door. The steps are usually wide and flat — more like small shelves than the thin round bars of a big ladder — so you can stand on one comfortably while you work.

When當 the job is done工作做完了 the two sides兩片側邊 fold together flat會收合變平 so所以 you你 can carry it and store it behind a door可以拿去搬，收在門後面 The steps階梯 are usually wide and flat通常又寬又平 more like small shelves than the thin round bars of a big ladder比較像小層板，不像大梯子那種細細圓圓的橫桿 so所以 you你 can stand on one comfortably while you work可以舒服地站在上面工作

Most stepladders are small, three to six steps, made of aluminium or plastic.

Most stepladders大部分的摺疊梯 are是 small, three to six steps小型的，三到六階 made of aluminium or plastic用鋁或塑膠做的

If someone just says "ladder" while pointing at one of these, that is normal and not a mistake; "stepladder" is the exact word when the difference matters. It is written as one word, and "step ladder" as two words is also seen.

If如果 someone有人 just says just "ladder"只是說「ladder」 while pointing at one of these一邊指著這種梯子 that這 is normal and not a mistake是正常的，不算錯 "stepladder"「stepladder」這個字 is the exact word when the difference matters才是差別重要時該用的精準字眼 It它 is written as one word寫成一個字 and而 "step ladder" as two words is also seen「step ladder」分開寫成兩個字的寫法也看得到