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write an epistle to sb
She wrote a long epistle to her former teacher.
她给以前的老师写了一封长信。
书信
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
书信
a long, formal letter
She wrote a long epistle to her former teacher.
她给以前的老师写了一封长信。
以信件或系列信件形式写成的文学作品,尤指韵文形式的。
A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
epistle 的另一种大小写形式
Alternative letter-case form of epistle:
特别长的正式信件
a specially long, formal letter
《新约》中的一卷书,原为使徒写给个人或群体的信。
One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
She spent the whole weekend composing a long epistle to her former professor.
她花了整个周末给以前的教授写了一封长篇书信。
The museum displayed several ancient epistles from the royal family.
博物馆展出了几封来自王室的古代书信。
His email to the committee turned into an epistle that took ten minutes to read.
他写给委员会的电子邮件变成了一封长信，花了十分钟才读完。
She wrote a long epistle to her former teacher.
她给以前的老师写了一封长信。
We found an epistle from the bishop in the archive.
我们在档案馆里发现了一封主教写的信。
epistle 指长的正式书信，比普通 letter 更庄重，常出现在文学或历史语境中。
He published a lengthy epistle about the nature of justice.
他发表了一封关于正义本质的长篇书信。
Not this
I wrote an epistle to my friend about our weekend plans.
Use this
I wrote a letter to my friend about our weekend plans.
epistle 特指冗长而正式的书信，日常普通信件应用 letter。
Not this
Paul was one of the epistles who spread Christianity.
Use this
Paul was one of the apostles who spread Christianity.
epistle 意为“书信”，apostle 意为“使徒”，两者形近义异；指人时应用 apostle。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
写一封正式长信
She wrote a long epistle to her friend abroad.
她给国外的朋友写了一封长信。
一封冗长的书信
His reply was a lengthy epistle full of complaints.
他的回信是一封充满抱怨的长信。
一封正式信函
The professor addressed a formal epistle to the committee.
教授给委员会写了一封正式信函。
收到一封书信
She received an epistle from her former teacher.
她收到了以前老师的一封来信。
致函某人
The scholar addressed an epistle to his colleague.
这位学者给同事写了一封信。
你们就是我们的书信，写在我们的心里，被众人所知道、所诵读。
This famous Bible verse uses 'epistle' to describe people whose lives can be read like letters.
这节著名的经文用‘epistle’来比喻那些生命像书信一样可供人阅读的人。
Use epistle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 epistle 拆成 e + pistle：e 像信封，pistle 联想 post（邮寄），合起来就是厚厚的正式书信。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、宗教文本、正式书信 epistle 通常指篇幅较长、正式的书信，多用于文学或宗教语境，日常口语中很少使用。
这些词都与 epistle 一样含有拼写片段 -stle，且其中的 t 不发音。thistle、whistle、bristle、gristle 与 epistle 押韵，元音均为 /ɪ/ 后接 /səl/；castle 和 wrestle 虽然拼写相似，但元音不同（/æ/、/ɛ/），所以不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.