a number of pieces of paper tied or held together 一叠，一沓，一扎（纸） He waved a sheaf of documents at me. 他向我挥舞着一捆文件。
a bunch of wheat tied together after being cut （收割的）小麦捆
Word OriginOld English scēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoof ‘sheaf’ and German Schaub ‘wisp of straw’, also to the verb shove.