Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #454
letter
信
a written message sent to a person or organization
- 1.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
写给个人或组织的书面消息
- 2.
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
用于表示语音的字母表传统字符
- 3.
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
将某物(通常是住房)出租给他人使用而收取租金的人
字母；出租人；写给个人或组织的书面消息；用于表示语音的字母表传统字符；将某物(通常是住房)出租给他人使用而收取租金的人
In use
I wrote a long letter to my grandmother about my new job.
Please remember to put a stamp on the letter before you mail it.
She keeps every letter her best friend sent from college.
mailed an indignant letter to the editor
his grandmother taught him his letters
write a letter to sb
I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
我给祖母写了一封信。
get a letter from sb
She got a letter from her pen pal.
Connections
Collocations
- write a letter
- 写信
- I wrote a letter to my grandmother.我给祖母写了一封信。
- send a letter
- 寄信
- Please send this letter by express mail.请用快递寄这封信。
- receive a letter
- 收到信
- She received a letter from her friend yesterday.她昨天收到了朋友的来信。
- cover letter
- 求职信
- Attach your resume and a cover letter to the application.将简历和求职信附在申请中。
- letter of application
- 申请信
- He wrote a letter of application for the job.他写了一封申请工作的信。
- open letter
Learner notes
Memory Tip
写信需要字母，letter兼指两者，联想记忆。
Context & Register
“letter”作为书面信函时，通常用于正式或半正式的个人通信或公务往来，比较常见于书面语，中性偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-etter' (better, setter, wetter) and 'debtor' rhyme with letter (/-ɛtɚ/). However, 'latter' and 'matter' end in '-atter' and are pronounced with /-ætɚ/, not /-ɛtɚ/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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