| 单词 | letter |
| 释义 | letter['letə]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 letterto the letter letter let.ter AHD: [lµt“…r] D.J. [6let*]K.K. [6lWt+]n.（名词）1. 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2. 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3. 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4. Literal meaning:字面意思：had to adhere to the letter of the law.必须恪守法律的字面意思5. letters (used with a sing. verb)letters （与单数动词连用）6. Literary culture; belles-lettres.文学；纯文学7. Learning or knowledge, especially of literature.文学知识：尤指文学方面的学问或知识8. Literature or writing as a profession.文学家，作家9. Printing 【印刷术】 10. A piece of type that prints a single character.（一个）铅字：印刷某一个字的铅字11. A specific style of type.字形：铅字的某种特定印刷体例12. The characters in one style of type.铅字字体：铅字某种印刷体例中的字符13. 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）1. To write letters on.写上字2. To write in letters.以文字写上v.intr.（不及物动词）1. To write or form letters.写字，造字2. 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：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：followed instructions to the letter.不折不扣地遵照指示语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French lettre 源自 古法语 lettre 3. from Latin littera 源自 拉丁语 littera 4. perhaps from Etruscan 可能源自 伊特鲁里亚语 5. from Greek diphthera [hide, leather, writing surface] 源自 希腊语 diphthera [兽皮，皮革，书写表面] 继承用法:let“terer n.（名词）参考词汇:1. letter,epistle,missive,note2. The 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”： a thank-you note. 致谢信 |
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