单词 | thank-you note |
释义 | > as lemmasthank-you note 2. attributive, designating something written or done to convey thanks (in quot. 1922, that merits thanks); esp. thank-you letter, thank-you note. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > [adjective] > conveying thanks thank you1912 1912 J. Webster Daddy-Long-Legs 57 I meant this to be just a short little thank-you note. 1915 J. Webster Dear Enemy 111 I spend my entire time composing thank-you letters that aren't exact copies of the ones I've sent before. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 128 Saving princes is a thank you job. 1939 F. S. Fitzgerald Let. 5 Apr. (1964) 55 Got a nice thank-you letter from Frances Turnbull for the check I sent her. 1948 ‘P. Quentin’ Run to Death x. 83 Vera and I said, ‘thank-you’ speeches to Mrs. Snood and left. 1979 R. Jaffe Class Reunion (1980) ii. i. 183 After she saw his play she wrote him a thank-you note. 1981 P. Dickinson Seventh Raven xiii. 189 The thank-you party..for the children—ice-cream and sausage rolls and lemonade. < as lemmas |
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