Word · Frequency #454
letters
信
letters is the plural of letter.
核心释义
a written message sent to a person or organization
- 1.
写给个人或组织的书面消息
a written message addressed to a person or organization
- 2.
用于表示语音的字母表传统字符
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
- 3.
将某物(通常是住房)出租给他人使用而收取租金的人
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
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
用法In use
I wrote a long letter to my grandmother about my new job.
用法提示：此处letter为名词，指写给个人或组织的书面消息。
Please remember to put a stamp on the letter before you mail it.
用法提示：letter作名词，表示信函。
She keeps every letter her best friend sent from college.
用法提示：letter为名词，意为信件。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
写信需要字母，letter兼指两者，联想记忆。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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