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letter

音標['let?] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 信, 字母, 證書, 字面意義, 鉛字, 學問, 出租人
vt. 寫字母於, 在...上刻字母, 用字母標明
vi. 寫印刷體字
【計】 字母
相關詞組:
by letter
to the letter

詞型變化:

名詞:letterer 動詞過去式:lettered 過去分詞:lettered 現在分詞:lettering 第三人稱單數:letters 

詞意辨析:

alphabet, letter, character, script
這些名詞均有“字母”之意。
alphabet: 指整個字母系統或一種語言的字母表,不表單個字母。
letter: 指單個的字母。
character: 通常指漢語的方塊字,也指字元
script: 指書寫或印刷的字母。
letter, note, correspondence, message
這些名詞均有“信”之意。
letter: 最普通用詞,泛指一切形式的書信,尤指郵寄的信。
note: 指內容直截了當的簡訊或便條,正式或非正式均可。
correspondence: 集合名詞,指全部來往信件。
message: 指書信、口信、電報等。

英文解釋:

名詞 letter:

  1. a written message addressed to a person or organization
    同義詞:missive
  2. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
    同義詞:letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
  3. a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
  4. an award earned by participation in a school sport
    同義詞:varsity letter
  5. owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

動詞 letter:

  1. win an athletic letter
  2. set down or print with letters
  3. mark letters on or mark with letters

例句:

  1. There was nothing in the letter of particular importance.
    這封信里沒有什麼特別重要的事。
  2. There are two collections a day from this letter box.
    這個信箱每天開兩次。
  3. Put this letter in the main file.
    把這封信放在主要資料夾中。
  4. Have you answered her letter?
    你給她回信了嗎?
  5. This word has five letters.
    這個單詞有五個字母。

詳細解釋:


let.ter

n.(名詞)
A written symbol or character representing a speech sound and being a component of an alphabet.
字母:一種書寫符號或代表一個語音的特徵,是字母表的組成部分
A written or printed communication directed to a person or an organization.
信:發給某人或某種組織的書寫或列印的通訊
Often letters A certified document granting rights to its bearer.
常作 letters 許可證:證明持有者某些權力的證明檔案
Literal meaning:
字面意思:
例句:
had to adhere to the letter of the law.
必須恪守法律的字面意思

letters (used with a sing. verb)
letters (與單數動詞連用)
Literary culture; belles-lettres.
文學;純文學
Learning or knowledge, especially of literature.
文學知識:尤指文學方面的學問或知識
Literature or writing as a profession.
文學家,作家
Printing
【印刷術】
A piece of type that prints a single character.
(一個)鉛字:印刷某一個字的鉛字
A specific style of type.
字形:鉛字的某種特定印刷體例
The characters in one style of type.
鉛字字型:鉛字某種印刷體例中的字元
An emblem in the shape of the initial of a school awarded for outstanding performance, especially in varsity athletics.
名字首形式的徽章:以學校名字首字母的形狀製成的徽章,獎給那些表現優異的人,尤指那些大學體育競賽中表現優異者
v.(動詞)
let.tered,let.ter.ing,let.ters
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To write letters on.
寫上字
To write in letters.
以文字寫上
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To write or form letters.
寫字,造字
To earn a school letter, as for outstanding athletic achievement:
獲得校名字母徽章:贏得學校名字母縮寫徽章,如因取得體育競賽優異成績者:
例句:
She lettered in three collegiate sports.
她在三次大學生體育競賽中獲得校名字母徽章

<習慣用語>to the letter
To the last detail; exactly:
嚴格按照文字;精確地:
例句:
followed instructions to the letter.
不折不扣地遵照指示

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
from Old French lettre
源自 古法文 lettre
from Latin littera
源自 拉丁語 littera
perhaps from Etruscan
可能源自 伊特魯里亞語
from Greek diphthera [hide, leather, writing surface]
源自 希臘語 diphthera [獸皮,皮革,書寫表面]

【引伸】
let.terer
n.(名詞)
<參考辭彙><同義詞>letter,epistle,missive,noteThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a written communication directed to another.:
這些名詞共有的中心意思是指.發給別人的一種書面交流形式.:
例句:
received a letter of complaint;
收到一封投拆信;

例句:
the Epistles of the New Testament;
新約聖經的使徒書信;

例句:
a missive of condolence;
慰問公函;

例句:
a thank-you note.
致謝信


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