Dictionary entry
letter of the alphabet
字母
a character representing a speech sound in writing
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the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
In use
Children often sing the alphabet song to learn the letters of the alphabet.
Please write each letter of the alphabet in both uppercase and lowercase forms.
She practiced writing every letter of the alphabet until her handwriting improved.
a letter of the alphabet
用于泛指字母表中的任意字母。
Please write the letter 'A', which is a letter of the alphabet.
请写字母'A'，它是字母表中的一个字母。
the [ordinal] letter of the alphabet
用于指定特定顺序的字母。
'B' is the second letter of the alphabet.
'B'是字母表中的第二个字母。
[verb] a letter of the alphabet
动词可以是learn、recognize、write等。
Children learn to recognize each letter of the alphabet.
孩子们学习识别字母表中的每一个字母。
Common mistakes
There are 26 alphabets in English.There are 26 letters of the alphabet in English.
错误地将“alphabet”当作可数名词指代单个字母，实际上“alphabet”指整套字母系统，单个字母应使用“letter of the alphabet”。
How many characters are there in the English alphabet?How many letters of the alphabet are there in English?
将英文字母称为“characters”是中文母语者的常见错误，中文中“汉字”是字符，但英文中应使用“letters of the alphabet”指代字母。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
这个短语是名词短语，可数。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.