correspondence

[.kɔri'spɔndəns]

n.通信, 信件, 相符

n.

1. 一致; 符合[U][(+with/to/between)]

Your account of the accident has little correspondence with the story the other driver told.

你描述的事故情况与另一位司机讲的不怎么相符。

2. 相当; 类似; 相似处[C][(+between)]

There are many correspondences between the two novels.

这两部小说之间有许多相似之处。

3. 通信, 通信联系[U][S1][(+with/between)]

I had kept up a correspondence with him until the war broke out.

在战争爆发之前我一直与他保持通信联系。

4. (总称)信件[U][S1]

The letter had been among his correspondence that morning.

这封信就在他那天早晨收到的信件当中。

词形变化

动词过去式: corresponded | 动词过去分词: corresponded | 动词现在分词: corresponding | 动词第三人称单数: corresponds |

词义辨析

同义:

n.相似, 接近

similarity  analogy  likeness  resemblance  semblance  comparison  comparability  approximation  nearness  closeness  match

n.符合, 一致

agreement  accordance  conformity  concurrence  accord  harmony  concord  concordance  consonance  line  keeping  balance  coequality  uniformity  oneness  consistency  compatability  congruity

n.相当, 对应物

counterpart  correspondent  equivalent  coordinate  parallel  imitation  fellow  companion  twin  alter ego

n.相当, 类似

corresponding  agreeing  conforming  coinciding  matching  equalling  rivalling  harmonizing  coequalling  relating  correlating

n.通信, 书信

epistolography  letter writing  commerce  intercourse  mail

n.信件

letters  epistles  missives  messages  favours  notes  chits  lines  dispatches  faxes  

同义参见:

coherence  overlap  mail  writing  fitness  equality  

英英释义

名词 correspondence:

communication by the exchange of letters

compatibility of observations

同义词：agreement

the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount

同义词：commensurateness, proportionateness

a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set

同义词：mapping, map

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

同义词：symmetry, symmetricalness, balance

similarity by virtue of corresponding

同义词：parallelism

补充

correspondencecorrespondence英:[ˌkɔrisˈpɔndəns] 美:[ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndəns, ˌkɑr-]n.1.信件, 函件The library bought all the correspondences between the President and his wife.图书馆购买了总统和他妻子之间的所有通信。2.通信, 通信联系Alexander has kept up a correspondence with his friend for over a year now.亚历山大跟他的一个朋友保持通信已有一年多了。3.一致, 相似There are many correspondences between the two plays.这两个剧本有很多相似之处。

例句

1. I've got a pile of correspondence to deal with.我有一堆信件要处理。 2. He always replied to his correspondence.他总是每信必复。 3. Their correspondence continued after Gilbert's marriage.他们之间的书信往来在吉尔伯特结婚后并没有中断。 4. no correspondence will be entered into来函将一概不予受理 5. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.法官已经作了最终判决, 来函将一概不予受理。 6. William's correspondence with Helmut was interrupted by the war.威廉与赫尔穆特的通信联系因战争而中断。 7. The shape that bears the closest correspondence to the photo frame is a rectangle.与相框最为相似的形状是长方形。 8. The degree of correspondence between the two schemes is remarkable.这两个计划具有高度的相似性。 9. correspondences between Eastern religions and Christianity东方宗教与基督教之间的相似之处 10. there is a simple correspondence between the distance of a focused object from the eye and the size of its image on the retina.所视物体的远近和在视网膜上成像大小之间的关系很简单。 11. the organization engaged in detailed correspondence with local MPs.该组织事无巨细都与地方议员通信联系。 12. his wife dealt with his private correspondence.他妻子处理他的私人信件。 13. There hasn't been any correspondence between them for years.他们已多年没有通信。 14. There is no correspondence between the two sets of figures.两组数字之间没有关联。 15. They communicated by telephone and correspondence.他们通过电话和信件交流。 16. E-mail correspondence has become extremely important for modern businesses.电子邮件往来对现代商务而言已变得极为重要。 17. The two men began a correspondence that would continue throughout their lives.这两个男人开始了书信往来，并一直延续了一生。 18. A book of the author's personal correspondence was published early last year.作者的个人书信集于去年年初出版了。 19. A formal tone is always used in business correspondence.在商务信函中总是使用正式语气。 20. I have a pile of correspondence [=letters from people] on my desk.我书桌上有一堆信件。 21. Note the correspondence of each number to a location on the map.注意每个数字跟地图上位置的对应关系。 22. Sometimes there is little correspondence between the way a word is spelled and the way it is pronounced in English.有时英语单词的拼写方式跟其发音几乎不相关。 23. Sometimes there are few correspondences between spelling and pronunciation.有时拼写和发音几乎不相关。 24. The degree of correspondence between the two texts is startling. [=it is startling to see how closely they resemble each other]这两篇文章的相似度令人吃惊。 25. There is a close correspondence between the two texts.这两篇文章如出一辙。 26. There are many correspondences between them.他们之间有许多相似之处。