Word · Frequency #21328
epistle
书信
核心释义
a long, formal letter
- 1.
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.
- 2.
epistle 的另一种大小写形式
Alternative letter-case form of epistle:
- 3.
特别长的正式信件
a specially long, formal letter
- 4.
《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.
- 5.
新约中以使徒书信形式写成的书
a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
- 6.
在教会礼拜(主要是圣餐礼)中诵读的《新约》书信或福音书之外的书卷的选段。
An extract from a New Testament epistle (noun sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.
以信件或系列信件形式写成的文学作品,尤指韵文形式的。；epistle 的另一种大小写形式；特别长的正式信件；《新约》中的一卷书,原为使徒写给个人或群体的信。；新约中以使徒书信形式写成的书
用法In use
She spent the whole weekend composing a long epistle to her former professor.
用法提示：句中 epistle 是名词，作宾语，指一封长篇正式书信。
The museum displayed several ancient epistles from the royal family.
用法提示：epistles 是 epistle 的复数形式，作宾语，指多封正式书信。
His email to the committee turned into an epistle that took ten minutes to read.
用法提示：epistle 是名词，作介词 into 的宾语，指一封很长的信。
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。
an epistle from sb
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- write an epistle
- 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。
- a lengthy epistle
- 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。
- a formal epistle
- 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。
- receive an epistle
- 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。
- address an epistle to someone
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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