| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024belles-let•tres /bɛlˈlɛtrə/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable; used with a singular verb]- Literatureliterature that is polished and elegant but often unimportant.
bel•let•rist /bɛlˈlɛttrɪst/USA pronunciation n. [countable]bel•let•ris•tic /ˌbɛllɪˈtrɪstɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024belles-let•tres (Fr. bel le′trə),USA pronunciation n.pl. - Literatureliterature regarded as a fine art, esp. as having a purely aesthetic function.
- Literaturelight and elegant literature, esp. that which is excessively refined, characterized by aestheticism, and minor in subject, substance, or scope.
- French: literally, fine letters. See belle, letter1
- 1700–10;
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See literature.
|