Word · Frequency #21830
missive
信函
核心释义
此处特指一方提出要约、另一方承诺接受的正式信件。
A formal letter sent between two parties, typically making or accepting an offer.
- 1.
双方之间往来的信件,一方提出要约,另一方接受该要约。
Letters sent between two parties in which one makes an offer and the other accepts it.
双方之间往来的信件,一方提出要约,另一方接受该要约。；公文；书信
用法In use
The ambassador received a confidential missive from the foreign ministry.
用法提示：自公文，名词单数
Historians uncovered a collection of missives exchanged between the two leaders during the war.
用法提示：复数字母，名词复数
He composed a lengthy missive to the editor, detailing his concerns about the policy.
用法提示：公开信，名词单数
send/receive a missive
常用动词搭配
The CEO sent a missive to all employees.
首席执行官向所有员工发送了一份公文。
write a missive
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- official missive
- 正式信函
- The king sent an official missive to the ambassador.国王给大使发了一封正式信函。
- diplomatic missive
- 外交信函
- The two countries exchanged diplomatic missives over the border dispute.两国就边境争端互换了外交信函。
- lengthy missive
- 冗长的信函
- She wrote a lengthy missive describing her travels.她写了一封冗长的信，描述她的旅行。
- personal missive
- 私人信函
- He kept her personal missives in a wooden box.他把她的私人信函保存在一个木盒子里。
- send a missive
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：miss（想念）+ ive，想念远方的朋友时，写一封 missive（信函）寄出。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal letters、official written communications、written exchanges between parties 「missive」属正式、书面用语，通常指正式信函，多用于需要郑重措辞的书面沟通；日常口语中很少使用。此处义项特指双方往来信件，一方提出提议、另一方予以接受。
语法说明Grammar Note
正式用语，指正式的信件或公文。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Dismissive and permissive rhyme with missive; submissive also rhymes despite the extra prefix. Be careful: massive and passive look similar but have /æ/ and do not rhyme.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.