letter
letter 英 [ˈletə(r)] 美 [ˈlɛtɚ]
n. 信；字母，文字
进行时:lettering 过去式:lettered 过去分词:lettered 第三人称单数:letters 名词复数:letters
- A letter is one of the characters that make up the alphabet. When a child first learns to write, she often starts with the letters in her name. Then she can write a message, or letter, to her grandmother.
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- n. 信；字母，文字
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1. a letter of complaint
投诉信
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2. to post a letter
寄信
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3. to mail a letter
寄信
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4. There's a letter for you from your mother.
有你母亲的一封来信。
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5. You will be notified by letter.
将用信函通知你。
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6. Write your name in capital letters.
用大写字母书写姓名。
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7. They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.
他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。
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8. the stars lettered Alpha and Beta
以 α 和 β 命名的星
- letter (n.1) c. 1200, "graphic symbol, alphabetic sign, written character conveying information about sound in speech," from Old French letre "character, letter; missive, note," in plural, "literature, writing, learning" (10c., Modern French lettre), from Latin littera (also litera) "letter of the alphabet," also "an epistle, writing, document; literature, great books; science, learning;" a word of uncertain origin.
- letter (n.2) "one who lets" in any sense, c. 1400, agent noun from let (v.).
- letter (v.) "write in letters," 1660s, from letter (n.1). Earlier it was used in a now obsolete sense "instruct" (mid-15c.). Related: Lettered; lettering.
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