Word · Frequency #21328
epistles
书信
epistles is the plural of epistle.
a long, formal letter
- 1.
A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
以信件或系列信件形式写成的文学作品,尤指韵文形式的。
- 2.
Alternative letter-case form of epistle:
epistle 的另一种大小写形式
- 3.
a specially long, formal letter
特别长的正式信件
- 4.
One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
《新约》中的一卷书,原为使徒写给个人或群体的信。
- 5.
a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
新约中以使徒书信形式写成的书
- 6.
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.
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。
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
In use
She spent the whole weekend composing a long epistle to her former professor.
The museum displayed several ancient epistles from the royal family.
His email to the committee turned into an epistle that took ten minutes to read.
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
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。
an epistle about sth
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。
Connections
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
- 致函某人
- The scholar addressed an epistle to his colleague.这位学者给同事写了一封信。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.