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Epistle

音標[i'pisl] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 書信

英文解釋：

名詞 epistle:

  1. a specially long, formal letter
  2. a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle

例句：

  1. Her mother sends her a long epistle every week.
    母親每周給她寫封長信。

詳細解釋：


e.pis.tle

n.（名詞）
A letter, especially a formal one.See Synonyms at letter
書信：書信，尤指正式信件參見 letter
A literary composition in the form of a letter.
書信體的文學作品
Epistle Abbr. Epis.,Epist.Bible
Epistle 縮寫 Epis.,Epist.【聖經】
One of the letters included as a book in the New Testament.
使徒書信：在新約中當作福音書收錄的書信
An excerpt from one of these letters, read as part of a religious service.
使徒書信節選：從使徒書信中選取的，作為宗教儀式或活動的一部分來誦讀的一段

來源：
Middle English epistel
中古英文 epistel
from Old French epistle
源自 古法文 epistle
from Latin epistola
源自 拉丁語 epistola
from Greek epistolô
源自 希臘語 epistolô
from epistellein [to send a message to]
源自 epistellein [送信給]
epi- [epi-]
epi- [前綴，表.在…前.]
stellein [to send] * see stel-
stellein [送] *參見 stel-

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