letter

音标['letә] 读音

汉语翻译

n. 信, 字母, 证书, 字面意义, 铅字, 学问, 出租人
vt. 写字母于, 在...上刻字母, 用字母标明
vi. 写印刷体字
【计】 字母
相关词组:
by letter
to the letter

词型变化:

名词:letterer 动词过去式:lettered 过去分词:lettered 现在分词:lettering 第三人称单数:letters 

词意辨析:

alphabet, letter, character, script
这些名词均有“字母”之意。
alphabet: 指整个字母系统或一种语言的字母表,不表单个字母。
letter: 指单个的字母。
character: 通常指汉语的方块字,也指字符。
script: 指书写或印刷的字母。
letter, note, correspondence, message
这些名词均有“信”之意。
letter: 最普通用词,泛指一切形式的书信,尤指邮寄的信。
note: 指内容直截了当的短信或便条,正式或非正式均可。
correspondence: 集合名词,指全部来往信件。
message: 指书信、口信、电报等。

英语解释:

名词 letter:

  1. a written message addressed to a person or organization
    同义词:missive
  2. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
    同义词: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
    同义词:varsity letter
  5. owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

动词 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.
    这封信里没有什么特别重要的事。
  2. There are two collections a day from this letter box.
    这个邮箱每天开两次。
  3. Put this letter in the main file.
    把这封信放在主要文件夹中。
  4. Have you answered her letter?
    你给她回信了吗?
  5. This word has five letters.
    这个单词有五个字母。

详细解释:


let.ter

n.(名词)
A written symbol or character representing a speech sound and being a component of an alphabet.
字母:一种书写符号或代表一个语音的特征,是字母表的组成部分
A written or printed communication directed to a person or an organization.
信:发给某人或某种组织的书写或打印的通讯
Often letters A certified document granting rights to its bearer.
常作 letters 许可证:证明持有者某些权力的证明文件
Literal meaning:
字面意思:
例句:
had to adhere to the letter of the law.
必须恪守法律的字面意思

letters (used with a sing. verb)
letters (与单数动词连用)
Literary culture; belles-lettres.
文学;纯文学
Learning or knowledge, especially of literature.
文学知识:尤指文学方面的学问或知识
Literature or writing as a profession.
文学家,作家
Printing
【印刷术】
A piece of type that prints a single character.
(一个)铅字:印刷某一个字的铅字
A specific style of type.
字形:铅字的某种特定印刷体例
The characters in one style of type.
铅字字体:铅字某种印刷体例中的字符
An emblem in the shape of the initial of a school awarded for outstanding performance, especially in varsity athletics.
校名字首形式的徽章:以学校名字首字母的形状制成的徽章,奖给那些表现优异的人,尤指那些大学体育竞赛中表现优异者
v.(动词)
let.tered,let.ter.ing,let.ters
v.tr.(及物动词)
To write letters on.
写上字
To write in letters.
以文字写上
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To write or form letters.
写字,造字
To earn a school letter, as for outstanding athletic achievement:
获得校名字母徽章:赢得学校名字母缩写徽章,如因取得体育竞赛优异成绩者:
例句:
She lettered in three collegiate sports.
她在三次大学生体育竞赛中获得校名字母徽章


<习惯用语>to the letter
To the last detail; exactly:
严格按照文字;精确地:
例句:
followed instructions to the letter.
不折不扣地遵照指示

来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French lettre
源自 古法语 lettre
from Latin littera
源自 拉丁语 littera
perhaps from Etruscan
可能源自 伊特鲁里亚语
from Greek diphthera [hide, leather, writing surface]
源自 希腊语 diphthera [兽皮,皮革,书写表面]

【引伸】
let.terer
n.(名词)
<参考词汇><同义词>letter,epistle,missive,noteThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a written communication directed to another.:
这些名词共有的中心意思是指.发给别人的一种书面交流形式.:
例句:
received a letter of complaint;
收到一封投拆信;

例句:
the Epistles of the New Testament;
新约圣经的使徒书信;

例句:
a missive of condolence;
慰问公函;

例句:
a thank-you note.
致谢信


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