| 释义 |
Noun: letters leturz- The literary culture
"this book shows American letters at its best" - Scholarly attainment
"he is a man of letters"
Noun: letter letu(r)- A written message addressed to a person or organization
"mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
- missive - The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
"his grandmother taught him his letters"
- letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character - Owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
- A strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
"he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law" - [N. Amer] An award earned by participation in a school sport
"he won letters in three sports"
- varsity letter [N. Amer]
Verb: letter letu(r)- Win an athletic letter
- Set down or print with letters
- Mark letters on or mark with letters
Derived forms: letterses See also: let, letterer Type of: accolade, award, character, culture, document, earn, encyclopaedism [Brit], encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, fete, fête, garner, grapheme, graphic symbol, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], impress, laurels, learnedness, learning, literal interpretation, owner, print, proprietor, scholarship, text, textual matter, write Part of: alphabet, correspondence, mail, spelling Encyclopedia: Letter Letters Letters, Ecclesiastical |