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单词 billet-doux
释义

billet-doux

enUK

bil·let-doux

B0249600 (bĭl′ā-do͞o′)n. pl. bil·lets-doux (bĭl′ā-do͞oz′) A love letter.
[French : billet, short note; see billet1 + doux, sweet (from Latin dulcis).]

billet-doux

(ˌbɪlɪˈduː; French bijɛdu) n, pl billets-doux (ˌbɪlɪˈduːz; French bijɛdu) old-fashioned or jocular a love letter[C17: from French, literally: a sweet letter, from billet (see billet1) + doux sweet, from Latin dulcis]

bil•let-doux

(ˈbɪl eɪˈdu, ˈbɪl i-)

n., pl. bil•lets-doux (ˈbɪl eɪˈduz, -ˈdu, ˈbɪl i-) a love letter. [1665–75; < French]

billet-doux

A French phrase meaning sweet letter, used to mean a love letter.
Translations

billet-doux

enUK

billet-doux

A love letter. John was so enamored with the new girl in his class that he wrote a billet-doux and slipped it into her locker after school.
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