letter

['letə]

n. 信, 字母
v. 写下, 印刷
n. 租赁人

n.[C]

1. 信, 函件

He wrote me a letter last month.

他上月给我写来一封信。

2. 字母; 文字

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.

英语字母有二十六个。

3. (法律等的)字面意义[the S]

He kept the letter of the law but not the spirit.

他遵守法律的字面条文, 而不是其精神实质。

4. 文字; 学问[P]

He was trained as a doctor but devoted his life to letters.

他学的是医但毕生从事文学。

5. 证书, 许可证[P1]

vt.

在……上写字母; 用字母写

The word "exit" was lettered on the door.

"出口"两字写在门上。

vi.

写上字母

词形变化

名词: letterer | 动词过去式: lettered | 动词过去分词: lettered | 动词现在分词: lettering | 动词第三人称单数: letters |

词义辨析

同义:

n.字母

character  symbol  alphabet sign

n.书信

message  note  communication  dispatch  

同义参见:

circular  memorandum  writing  initial  favor  greeting  

英英释义

名词 letter:

a written message addressed to a person or organization

同义词：missive

the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech

同义词：letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character

a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)

an award earned by participation in a school sport

同义词：varsity letter

owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

动词 letter:

win an athletic letter

set down or print with letters

mark letters on or mark with letters

短语词组

to the letter

1. 严格按照文字; 不折不扣地

We must obey his orders to the letter.

我们必须不折不扣地服从他的命令。

补充

letterletter英:[ˈletə] 美:[ˈlɛtɚ]n.1.信, 函件Your letter reached me this morning.你的信我今天早上收到了。2.字母The last letter of the alphabet is Z.字母表的最后一个字母是Z。

例句

1. Did you get my last letter?我的上一封信你收到了么？ 2. I had received a letter from a very close friend.我收到了一个至交密友的来信。 3. Our long courtship had been conducted mostly by letter.我们的恋爱长跑主要靠书信往来维持。 4. a letter of resignation辞职信 5. The shop bore the sign 'Books' in scarlet letters.这家店的牌子上用红色字母写着“书”这个词。 6. the letter E字母E 7. a small letter小写字母 8. Valerie earned letters in three sports: volleyball, basketball, and field hockey.瓦莱丽入选了三支校队：排球、篮球和曲棍球队。 9. a fancy letter花饰字体 10. She obeyed his instructions to the letter.她严格遵从他的指示。 11. They had stuck to the letter of the law and in my view they should be ashamed.他们死抠法律字眼, 在我看来他们应该感到羞愧。 12. The sign was lettered by Thomas.这块牌子是托马斯写的。 13. She lettered a motto for the wall of the classroom.她写了一句格言挂在教室的墙上。 14. Burkoth lettered in soccer.波考斯披上了校足球队的战袍。 15. to letter one's name用印刷体写某人的名字 16. to letter a poster用印刷体写标语 17. a capital letter.大写字母。 18. your personality and style matter far more than letters after your name.你的人格与作风比名字后面的头衔重要得多。 19. [as modifier]a letter jacket.印有校名缩写的夹克衫。 20. he sent a letter to Mrs Falconer.他致函福尔克纳夫人。 21. we must be seen to keep the spirit of the law as well as the letter.必须让人看到我们不仅在文字上也在精神上按法律办事。 22. the world of letters.文学界。 23. her name was lettered in gold.她的名字是用金字刻的。 24. he numbered and lettered the paragraphs.他把段落用数字和字母标注。 25. the method was followed to the letter.该方法得到一字不差地执行。 26. I got a letter from Matthew this morning.今天上午我收到马修的来信。 27. ‘Z’ is the last letter of the English alphabet.Z是英语字母表的最后一个字母。 28. the letter “a”字母a 29. “F” is the sixth letter of the English alphabet.*f是英语字母表的第六个字母。 30. I wrote my name in capital letters.我用大写字母写我的名字。 31. write/send/mail a business/love letter to someone写/发/寄商业信函/情书给某人 32. letters to the editor致编辑的信 33. They always answer the letters they get/receive from their fans.他们总会答复粉丝们寄来的信。 34. He asked them for a letter of recommendation/introduction.他请求他们为他写推荐信/介绍信。 35. She's well-known in the field of English letters.她在英语文学界很有名。 36. They seem to be more concerned with obeying the letter of the law [=with doing exactly what the law says] than with understanding the spirit of the law.他们看起来更加关心对法律字面意义的遵从，而不是理解法律的精神。 37. He earned his letter in football.他在校橄榄球队效力，获得了学校首字母标志。 38. We communicated with each other by letter.我们相互用信件交流。 39. a relationship that began by letter靠通信建立起来的关系 40. obey the law to the letter严格地遵守法律 41. a sign lettered in bright red用鲜红色字母写的标记 42. The sign was carefully lettered by hand.这个标记是用手写字母精心书写的。 43. a hand-lettered sign手写字母的标记 44. He lettered in football.他在校橄榄球队效力，获得了学校的首字母标志。