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 of complaint　投诉信

to post a letter　寄信

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

1. a letter of complaint

投诉信
2. to post a letter

寄信
3. to mail a letter

寄信
4. There's a letter for you from your mother.

有你母亲的一封来信。
5. You will be notified by letter.

将用信函通知你。
6. Write your name in capital letters.

用大写字母书写姓名。
7. They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.

他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。
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.

let·ter ★ / ˈletə(r) ; NAmE ˈletər / noun , verb letter letters lettered lettering noun ★ 1 ★ a message that is written down or printed on paper and usually put in an envelope and sent to sb 信；函 ◆ a business/thank-you, etc. letter 商业信函、感谢信等 ◆ a letter ofcomplaint 投诉信 ◆ ( BrE) to post a letter 寄信 ◆ ( NAmE) to mail a letter 寄信 ◆ There's a letter for you from your mother. 有你母亲的一封来信。 ◆ You will be notified by letter. 将用信函通知你。 HELP You will find compounds ending in letterat their place in the alphabet. 以 letter 结尾的复合词可在各字母中适当的位置查到。 2 ★ a written or printed sign representing a sound used in speech 字母 ◆ ‘B’ is the second letter of the alphabet. *b 是字母表的第二个字母。 ◆ Write your name in capital/block letters. 用大写字母书写姓名。 3 ( NAmE) a sign in the shape of a letter that is sewn onto clothes to show that a person plays in a school or college sports team （缝制在运动服上的）校运动队字母标志 IDIOMS the ˌletter of the ˈlaw ( often disapproving) the exact words of a law or rule rather than its general meaning 法律（或法规）的准确字面意义 ◆ They insist on sticking to the letter of the law. 他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。 to the ˈletter doing/following exactly what sb/sth says, paying attention to every detail 丝毫不差；不折不扣；精确地 ◆ I followed your instructions to the letter. 我是严格遵照你的指示办的。 verb 1 [transitive , usually passive ] lettersth (+ noun) to give a letter to sth as part of a series or list 用字母标明（于清单等上） ◆ the stars lettered Alpha and Beta 以 α 和 β 命名的星 2 [transitive , usually passive ] lettersth (in sth) to print, paint, sew, etc. letters onto sth 把字母印刷（或缝制等）于 ◆ a black banner lettered in white 印有白色字母的黑色横幅 3 [intransitive ] ( NAmE) to receive a letter made of cloth that you sew onto your clothes for playing in a school or college sports team 领取到学校运动队布制字母标志 let·ter / ˈletə(r) ; NAmE ˈletər /

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