英:[ˈletə(r)]
美:[ˈletər]
英:[ˈletə(r)]
美:[ˈletər]
let·ter
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复数:letters
第三人称单数:letters
现在分词:lettering
过去式:lettered
过去分词:lettered
词根:letter
adj.lettered 有学问的;有文化修养的;标有字母的
letterpress 凸版印刷的
adv.letterpress 凸版印刷地
n.lettering 刻字;印字;书写的文字
letterer 文字书写员;文字雕刻员
letterpress 凸版印刷;正文
v.lettering 用字母写;用印刷体写(letter的ing形式)
lettered 写印刷体字母(letter的过去式)
noun (1)
a symbol usually written or printed representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet
a direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization
a written communication containing a grant—usually used in plural
literature, belles lettres
learning
the strict or outward sense or significance
the letter of the law
a single piece of type
a style of type
the initial of a school awarded to a student for achievement usually in athletics
verb
transitive verb
to set down in letters : print
to mark with letters
intransitive verb
to win an athletic letter
noun (2)
one that rents or leases
letter of creditn. [商](银行发行的)信用证
to the letter严格地,不折不扣地;严格按照字句
write a letter写信
by letter以书信形式
cover letter附信
irrevocable letter of credit不可撤销信用证
open lettern. 公开信
love letter情书
invitation letter邀请函
letter of recommendation保荐信,介绍信
application letter申请信,申请报告;求职信
send a letter寄信
business letter商业信函
capital letter大写字母
letter of intentn. 意向书;合同之草约
confirmation letter确认信函
letter writing书信写法;书信写作;尺牍
letter of introduction介绍信
call letter推销商品的信件
recommendation letter推荐信
这组词都有“信”的意思,其区别是:
message指书信、口信、电报等。
correspondence集合名词,指全部来往信件。
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。
以上来源于网络
这组词都有“字母”的意思,其区别是:
letter指单个的字母。
alphabet指整个字母系统或一种语言的字母表,不表单个字母。
script指书写或印刷的字母。
character通常指汉语的方块字,也指字符。
以上来源于网络
公元前1200年左右,“图形符号,字母符号,书写字符传达语音信息”,源自古法语 letre “字符,字母; 信件,便条”,复数形式为“文学,写作,学习”(10世纪,现代法语 lettre),源自拉丁语 littera(也写作 litera)“字母; 书信,文书; 文学,大书; 科学,学问”,其起源不确定。
根据沃特金斯(Watkins)的说法,可能通过伊特鲁里亚语从希腊语 diphthera “片剂”(因为像 lachrymose 中的 d- 变成了 l-),源自假设的词根 *deph- “盖章”。在这个意义上,它取代了古英语 bocstæf,字面意思是“书杖”(比较德语 Buchstabe “字母,字符”,源自古高地德语 buohstab,源自原始日耳曼语 *bok-staba-m)。
拉丁语 littera 还表示“一种书写,文件,记录”,复数形式 litteræ 表示“信件,书信,书面通信”,这个意义通过法语传入英语,自13世纪初以来就有记录(取代了古英语 ærendgewrit “书面信息”,字面意思是“差事书写”)。拉丁语的复数形式还表示“文学,书籍”,比喻为“学问,自由教育,学校教育”(见 letters)。
在体育比赛中颁发学校 letter 作为成就奖励的习惯,可以追溯到1908年,据说起源于芝加哥大学橄榄球教练阿莫斯·阿隆佐·斯塔格(Amos Alonzo Stagg)。早期指的是大学学位或荣誉,可在名字后面添加缩写(1888年)。表达式 to the letter “精确地”来自1520年代(早期为 after the letter,14世纪中期)。Letter-quality(形容词)“适合(商业)信函”始于1977年。关于 letters patent(采用法语语序)请参见 patent(n.)。
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Noun (1) Middle English, from Anglo-French lettre, from Latin littera letter of the alphabet, litterae, plural, epistle, literature
The first known use of letter was in the 13th century
lift1 of 2verb
to move to a higher position, rate, or amount
to rise from the ground the rocket lifted off
planes lifting from the runway
to stop or remove often temporarily lift a ban
lift a blockade
to move upward and disappear or become scattered
when the fog lifts
lift2 of 2noun
the amount that may be lifted at one time : load
the action or an instance of lifting
help especially in the form of a ride
can I give you a lift?
chiefly British elevator sense 1b
a device for carrying people up or down a mountain
a raising of the spirits
their visit gave me a lift
an upward force (as on an airplane wing) that opposes the pull of gravity
life1 of 2noun
the quality that separates plants and animals from such things as water or rock : the quality that plants and animals lose when they die
a state of a living thing marked especially by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction
all the experiences that make up the existence of a person
never heard of such a thing in all my life
biography
the period during which a person, animal, or plant lives
a specific part of living
adult life
the period from an event until death
remained friends for life
a way or manner of living
the life of the ant
a living being
many lives were saved
energy or spirit in action or expression still some life left in the coals
eyes full of life
the form or pattern of something that exists in actual fact looks larger than life
painted from life
the period of usefulness, popularity, or existence of something the life of an insurance policy
battery life
living beings (as of a kind or place)
forest life
living activity and movement streets humming with life
stirrings of life
one providing interest and vigor
the life of the party
life2 of 2adjective
of or relating to living existence
the life force
lifelong
a life member
lie1 of 4verb
to be in, stay in, or take up a horizontal position lie down
lay fast asleep
to stay in hiding or in ambush lie in wait
lie low
to be spread flat so as to cover
snow lying on the ground
to have direction : extend
our route lay to the west
to be located
Ohio lies east of Indiana
lie2 of 4noun
the position in which something lies
chiefly British lay entry 2
lie3 of 4verb
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
to give a false idea
statistics sometimes lie
lie4 of 4noun
something said or done in the hope of deceiving
liableadjective
forced by law or by what is right to make good
we are liable for damage that we do
not sheltered or protected (as from danger or accident)
liable to diseases
exposed to or likely to experience something that usually is undesirable it's liable to rain before we're done
you're liable to slip there
level1 of 3noun
a device used (as by a carpenter) to establish a horizontal line or surface
a horizontal line or surface usually at a named height
placed at eye level
a step or stage in a scale or rank (as of achievement, significance, importance, or value)
rose to the level of manager
an amount of something especially in comparison with typical or expected amounts
production is at a low level this year
the amount of a substance especially per unit volume of a body fluid (as blood)
a high level of sugar in the blood
level2 of 3verb
to make or become horizontal, flat, or even
aim entry 1 sense 1, direct
to knock flat
the explosion leveled the house
to reach or come to a level
the plane leveled off at 10,000 feet
level3 of 3adjective
having a flat even surface
a level lawn
being on a line with the horizon : horizontal
in a level position
of the same height or rank : even
the water is level with my waist
steady and cool in judgment
a level head
level1 of 3noun
a device used (as by a carpenter) to establish a horizontal line or surface
a horizontal line or surface usually at a named height
placed at eye level
a step or stage in a scale or rank (as of achievement, significance, importance, or value)
rose to the level of manager
an amount of something especially in comparison with typical or expected amounts
production is at a low level this year
the amount of a substance especially per unit volume of a body fluid (as blood)
a high level of sugar in the blood
level2 of 3verb
to make or become horizontal, flat, or even
aim entry 1 sense 1, direct
to knock flat
the explosion leveled the house
to reach or come to a level
the plane leveled off at 10,000 feet
level3 of 3adjective
having a flat even surface
a level lawn
being on a line with the horizon : horizontal
in a level position
of the same height or rank : even
the water is level with my waist
steady and cool in judgment
a level head
letter1 of 2noun
one of the marks that are symbols for speech sounds in writing or print and that make up the alphabet
a written or printed communication
plural literature sense 2a
the strict or outward meaning
the letter of the law
the initial of a school awarded to a student especially for athletic achievement
letter2 of 2verb
to mark with letters
1 She had also brought me two new pairs of drawstring pajamas, a letter from my brother, and a packet of loose Darjeeling tea.
2 I’ve shown Minerva all his letters and she smiles and says they are “sweet, boyish letters.”
3 The letters weren’t reflective and the sign had been fastened to a wooden post.
4 I know that someday I’ll be a rich Yank and send home hundreds of dollars and my family will never have to worry about threatening letters again.
5 I wrote to you twice since we parted, and your last letter was only your second.
6 Our information on what was happening in and around Philadelphia comes from Washington’s reports, letters, and diaries and from family stories handed down generation to generation.
7 I wrote a letter to Andrius, but it became smudged with tears.
8 I thought about how the one letter I’d sent told them everything was fine, that we were treated well and to please let me know when Ivette got back from the brigades.
9 This letter of indemnity is governed by the Hong Kong law.
此赔偿保证书在香港法律范围内生效!
10 Your letter implies that the blame of all your problems is that of someone else, but never you.
11 “Very well, then. What would Abenthy’s letter tell us, if he had written it?”
12 We’d barely made it out of the Tokyo Dome when the first enormous broadcasts appear on the sides of the buildings surrounding the arena, the headlines in giant, screaming letters.
13 I got a letter from Mary telling me that now she was free.
14 After about a year, I guess, I could write a decent and legible letter.
15 I spot gold fancy lettering on the envelope, but Mama is moving around too much for me to see the full words.
16 They worked up some language, and C. J. carried the letter by hand to the office of General Philip Russell.
17 I go fishing by myself, mostly so I’ll have something to put in my letters to him.
18 On his black T-shirt was a dead white pig with flies buzzing around it and the words OFF THE PIG in white letters.
19 In a cipher, each letter in a message is replaced by another letter or a number.
20 Then a number of sheets of paper I recognize as Lio’s letters from my purse.
1 写作生涯
2 学问
disciplinary learned knowledge learning scholarship wisdom lore ology education reading erudition science expertise literature sciential palladian study art clergy booklearning Palladian eggheadism booklore
4 字面意义
5 证明信
7 证书
documentary documental document Bill certificate bond warrant deed voucher parchment indenture papers credence charter escrow cert. license certification
8 文化修养
9 保险套
skin safe safety rubber condom cheater prophylactic scumbag Johnny Frenchy frogskin franger sheath
10 通信
communicative communicatory message communication correspondence talk communicate commerce correspond
14 字母
alphabetic Kufic abecedarian ABC's christcross-row crisscross-row character ABC lettering zed aitch siglum alpha alphabet literal alphabetical grapheme zee dee crisscross christcross yogh
15 铅字
16 字面
19 用复数
dingbat work other good thing service part game down school line second list lead hour step store future content art due term oil picture wait dog fund sport supply round attention load ball stick bag custom glass lesson quarter god chain wave relation yard manner bowl bone circumstance rain yellow depth tap affair dozen consequence shade shake bean chamber mystery tail suck desert acre nerve sail hop premise horror rope stake gut sweat colour mesh Jack bearing cheer compliment elder scrap stripe vibration acoustic ethnic fry making preliminary marble creep firework honour dart flick swarm goggle cloak sounding domino precinct checker fixing folly thematic shiver Trot meander shudder eyeglass lancer frill draught heuristic skittle gob polemic sullen nicety rounder gape dungaree histrionic unmentionable macrobiotic weeper hysteric tenpin bedcover unpleasantry furbelow vesper pantaloon megrim fiddlestick ninepin escallop agogic knuckle-bone
22 活字
26 着作业
28 首字母缩略词
29 信件