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单词 billet-doux
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bil•let-doux /ˈbɪleɪˈdu, ˈbɪli-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. bil•lets-doux 
    /ˈbɪleɪˈduz, -ˈdu, ˈbɪli-/.USA pronunciation  
  1. a love letter.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bil•let-doux  (bilā do̅o̅, bilē-; Fr. bē yā do̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. bil•lets-doux 
    (bilā do̅o̅z, bilē-; Fr. bē yā do̅o̅).USA pronunciation 
  1. a love letter.
  • French: literally, sweet note. See billet1, douce
  • 1665–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
billet-doux /ˌbɪlɪˈduː; French: bijɛdu/ n ( pl billets-doux /ˌbɪlɪˈduːz; French: bijɛdu/)
  1. old-fashioned or jocular a love letter
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, literally: a sweet letter, from billet (see billet1) + doux sweet, from Latin dulcis
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