letter

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈlɛtə/    美 /ˈlɛtɚ/|[-ɾɚ]|/ˈletə/|[-ɾə]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A symbol in an alphabet.
    — There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.
  2. One who lets, or lets out.
    — the letter of a room
  3. Alternative form of litter. alt-of,alternative,obsolete
  4. A written or printed communication, usually defined as longer and more formal than a note. (Sometimes specifically one that is on paper.)
    — I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.
  5. One who retards or hinders. archaic
  6. The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (the spirit).
    — In obedience to humane laws, we muſt obſerve the letter of the Law, where we can without doing violence to the reaſon of the Law and the intention of the Law-giver: but where they croſſe each other, the charity of the Law is to be preferred before its diſcipline, and the reaſon of it before the letter.
  7. Literature. in-plural
    — Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters.
  8. A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
    — Letter (b) constitutes an exception to this provision.
  9. A size of paper, 8½ in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm). US,uncountable
  10. A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm. Canada,uncountable
  11. Clipping of varsity letter. US,abbreviation,alt-of,clipping
  12. A single type; type, collectively; a style of type. dated
    — Under these, thro’ a garden in which is an ample fountaine, was the King's printing-house, and that famous letter so much esteem’d.
动词 v.
  1. To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something. transitive
  2. To earn a varsity letter (award). US,intransitive
    — I think Mom lettered in shot put her junior year.

词形变化

letters plural lettre alternative,obsolete letters present,singular,third-person lettering participle,present lettered participle,past lettered past lettre alternative,obsolete letters plural lettor alternative letters plural

词汇关系

近义词
bookstaff ltr
下位词
epistle missive
衍生词
accountant's letter advisory letter air letter airletter apostolic letter begging letter beletter big letter black letter black-letter black letter day black-letter day black letter law black-letter law block letter bread-and-butter letter bubble letter bye-letter call letters canine letter capital letter chain letter circular letter Claudian letters comfort letter commercial letter of credit covering letter cover letter crank letter criss-cross letter crossed letter day letter dead letter dead letter office Dear Colleague letter Dear Jane letter Dear John letter deficiency letter demand letter dog's letter dominical letter double letter drive letter drop letter empty letter encyclical letter fan letter form letter four-letter four-letter man four-letter word French letter Greek letter Greek-letter green-ink letter guarantee letter in capital letters investment letter irrevocable letter of credit letter agreement letteral letter art letter au letter balance letter bank letter blindness letterboard letter bomb letter bond letterbook letterboxing letterbox letter-box letter box letter by letter letter card lettercard letter carrier letter-carrier letter case lettercol letter column letter corporal lettered letteree letterer letterform letterfounder letter grade lettergram letterhack letterhead letterheading letter-high lettering letter jacket letterleaf letterless letterlike letterlocking letterly letter magic letterman lettermark letter missive letter of administration letter of advice letter of attorney letter of comfort letter of comment letter of composition letter of conduct letter of countermarque letter of countermart letter of counter-mart letter of credence letter of credit letter of good conduct letter of guarantee letter of indemnity letter of intent letter of introduction Letter of Jeremiah letter of last resort letter of marque letter of marque and reprisal letter of mart letter of motivation letter of recall letter of recommendation letter of reference letter of regret letter of relaxation letter of safe conduct letter of testamentary letter of the law letter of wishes letter opener letter paper letter patent letter-perfect letter perfect letterplace letterpress letter-quality letter-quality printing letter ruling letters letters after one's name letters close letters credential letter security letterset letter sheet letter-size letters of administration letters of credence letters of horning letters of marque letters of marque and reprisal letters of peace letters of request letterspace letters pacifical letter-spacing letterspacing letters patent letters patents letters requisitory letters rogatory letter-stamp letters testamentary letter stock letter telegram letter to the editor letter warrant letterweight letterwinner letterwise letterwood letter writer letter-writer letterzine love letter lunar letter market letter moon letter name-letter effect near letter-quality newsletter news-letter news letter night letter no-action letter nonletter nundinal letter open letter pacifical letters pastoral letter poison pen letter poison-pen letter post-nominal letters pre-approval letter presidential letter proffer letter pseudoletter query letter red letter red-letter Red-Letter Christian red letter date red-letter day red letter day red-letter edition red letter law reference letter regret letter reletter rhyme letter royal letter scarlet letter sea letter ship letter side letter Sloan letter small letter solar letter Stephanus letter stick letter suicide letter Sunday letter sun letter superior letter swash letter sword letter target letter teleletter three-letter agency time letter of credit to the letter transmittal letter varsity letter white-letter hairstreak bloodletter
相关词
literacy literal literary literate literature

词源

词源 1
From Middle English letter, lettre, from Old French letre, from Latin littera (“letter of the alphabet"; in plural, "epistle”). Displaced Old English bōcstæf (literally “book staff”) in sense 1 and ǣrendġewrit (literally “message writing”) in sense 2.
词源 2
From Middle English letere, equivalent to let + -er.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary