epistolary
英 [ɪ'pɪst(ə),lərɪ]
美 [ɪ'pɪstəlɛri]
英文词源
- epistolary (adj.)
- 1650s, from French épistolaire, from Late Latin epistolarius "of or belonging to letters," from Latin epistola "a letter, a message" (see epistle). In Middle English as a noun (early 15c.), "book containing epistles read in the Mass," from Medieval Latin epistolarium.
双语例句
- 1. It's written in epistolary form.
- 它是用书信体写成的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Color Purple ( 1982 ) is an epistolary novel featuring on women characterization.
- 《紫色》是一部以刻划女性形象为特色的书信体小说.
来自互联网
- 3. The novel adopts an epistolary form and depicts vivid and larger - than - life characters.
- 小说采用书信体刻画了栩栩如生、个性鲜明的人物形象.
来自互联网
- 4. All postal operators recognise, however, that the epistolary habit has taken a hit from the internet.
- 然而所有邮政运营商均意识到, 书信传统已经受到互联网的冲击.
来自互联网