| 单词 | letter of introduction |
| 释义 | > as lemmasletter of introduction b. letter of introduction, or elliptically introduction: a letter given by one person to another, introducing him to the acquaintance of a third person. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > letter of introduction recommends1623 systatic letter or epistle1699 introduction1801 renseignement1841 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > introduction > letter introduction1801 1801 C. Wilmot Irish Peer on Continent (1920) 14 Mr. Holcroft, to whom Lady Mount Cashell had a letter of introduction. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master i. 24 The youth..Receives..A letter, too, of introduction. 1816 J. Austen Emma II. xiv. 267 The idea of her being indebted to Mrs. Elton for what was called an introduction—of her going into public under the auspices of a friend of Mrs. Elton's. View more context for this quotation 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. x. 61 I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction. 1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 529 I had an introduction to M. Charles Vernet, but of course refrained from delivering it. 1885 A. Edwardes Girton Girl III. xv. 267 It was well for her, she said, to..look at Newnham and Girton from without, before delivering her letters of introduction. 1949 Radio Times 15 July 6/3 The BBC's New York office has given me introductions to the broadcasting people in Montreal. 1969 L. Hellman Unfinished Woman vii. 81 I had sent off a few letters of introduction, but..they weren't answered. < as lemmas |
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