Definition of letter in English:

letter

noun ˈlɛtəˈlɛdər

1A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.
字母
a capital letter
大写字母。
Example sentencesExamples
- A group of eight bits makes up a byte, which can represent many types of information, such as a letter of the alphabet or decimal character.
- I had to relearn how to position my mouth and tongue to form the sounds of each letter of the alphabet.
- However, by using special lighting techniques it was seen that some of the characters looked like letters of the Russian alphabet.
- The numbers represent the letters of the alphabet, which in turn are connected to a key word and then to informatics and finally to knowledge development.
- The region indicated by lowercase letters represents the P-element sequence.
- Yes, there are some children who are severely dyslexic - who have trouble with basic sounds and alphabet letters.
- I typed the second letter of the alphabet.
- After all, the first letter of the alphabet you are now reading had its genesis as a symbolic representation of an ox.
- Our names would have been around the first four letters of the alphabet.
- The flags are held, arms extended, in various positions representing each of the letters of the alphabet or numbers.
- There was the alphabet up on the wall, and the teacher explained to us five-year-olds straight off, how the letters represented sounds.
- Mrs Sulley taught me the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they represented.
- Children and teachers were sitting looking at books together, but they were not being taught the alphabet and the sounds different letters represent.
- The reason that their explanations didn't quite work is that they made the mistake of referring to letters rather than to sounds.
- You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced ‘Zed’.
- For the present we are concentrating on ciphers where the basic symbols are the letters of the English alphabet.
- It probably had something to do with beta being the second letter in the Greek alphabet.
- Three of its vowels are each represented by a letter of the alphabet.
- Lowercase letters indicate the flanking region, and capital letters indicate the microsatellite region.
- If three letters together represent a single sound, they constitute a trigraph, such as tch in catch and sch in schmaltz.
Synonyms
alphabetical character, character, sign, symbol, mark, type, figure, device, rune
technical grapheme
1. 1.1lettersBritish informal The initials of a degree or other qualification.
  〈英，非正式〉（代表学位或职位等资格的）首字母缩略词
  your personality matters far more than letters after your name
  你的人格与作风比名字后面的头衔重要得多。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ballina woman Dorothy Duffy already has eleven letters of qualification after her name.
  Advisers who have gained this qualification will have the letters AFPC after their names.
  One large test and a somewhat rigorous industry experience qualification and I can now put some letters after my name.
  Synonyms
  learning, scholarship, erudition, education, knowledge, book learning, academic training
  intellect, intelligence, enlightenment, illumination, wisdom, sagacity, culture, cultivation
  literature, books, humanities, belles-lettres
2. 1.2US A school or college initial as a mark of proficiency, especially in sport.
  〈美〉（尤指表示体育运动水平的）校名首字母缩写
  as modifier a letter jacket
  Example sentencesExamples
  Throughout school, he also pursued sports, earning a varsity letter in wrestling while at Harvard.
  He wore his letter jacket as proudly as a king would his crown, and he hauled his bag over one shoulder.
  Jared Jameson stood there, his letter jacket over his shoulders as usual.
  He had given his letter jacket to Lisa and she was still wearing it, safe and warm in the confines of the clinic.
  You know their mother would have been so proud if they had made varsity and gotten a letter!
  The night was winding down when Javier King saw the young man in a letter jacket walk up towards him.
  There, he became the first man of any race to earn letters in four sports.
  He always tried to show Matt up by going out for more sports, earning more letters or getting better grades.
  She was wearing a pair of black pants with a purple velvet shirt under her letter jacket.
  Some appear to have just discovered grunge; others wear navy-colored jackets with red sports letters.
  I do not have a leather American jacket with the varsity letter on the left chest.
  They fawned over him just because he had a good smile, a fancy car, and a varsity letter jacket.
2A written, typed, or printed communication, sent in an envelope by post or messenger.
（尤指邮寄或信使送的）信件
he sent a letter to Mrs Falconer
他致函福尔克纳夫人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Submit an Op-Ed to your local paper or send letters to the editor about EC.
- Instead, they issued an open letter to the mayor demanding the release of the four leaders.
- The strangest part of it is that the press just printed it without checking in to see if we really wrote or sent the letter.
- He was eventually jailed for two years in 1997 for sending threatening letters to a Scottish newspaper and news agency.
- We'll stick to the big social events and if people want other things in these pages they can write letters and send us pictures.
- You sign a letter of intent pledging to invest a higher amount within 13 months.
- Can you tell how awful I am at writing love letters?
- Headteachers have been told to stop sending warning letters to parents alerting them to outbreaks of head lice in schools.
- I must have written him a letter, because he sent me a postcard in reply.
- There were four letters of objection to the development from residents.
- What does he want as proof, a duly signed letter of intent?
- Why was the covering letter dated 12 June 1997?
- For example, most daily newspapers will not publish anonymous letters to the editor.
- Four of the alternatives relied on the letter of intent dated 5th February 1997.
- He also sent out the letter before he wrote it (according to the date).
- Richmond Police are sending warning letters to parents of children caught buying or attempting to buy alcohol.
- Please fax or e-mail a resume and cover letter stating your interest.
- Write them a letter, or send them a fax, or call them, or better yet, go see them!
- There have been no letters of objection and the plans are earmarked for approval.
- I could get more rejection letters in a week than it had previously taken me ten years to get!
Synonyms
written message, message, written communication, communication, note, line, missive, epistle, dispatch, report, bulletin
correspondence, news, information, intelligence, word
post, mail
1. 2.1letters A legal or formal document.
  法律文书；正式文书
  Example sentencesExamples
  As well, he was unable to open an Estate bank account until the letters of probate were issued, which occurred on November 14, 1997.
  Synonyms
  documents, certificates, forms, letters, files, deeds, records, dossiers, diaries, archives, legal papers, paperwork, documentation
3the letterThe precise terms of a statement or requirement; the strict verbal interpretation.
确切措辞，字面意义
the officer in the incident got in trouble for following the letter of the law
we must keep the spirit of the law as well as the letter
必须让人看到我们不仅在文字上也在精神上按法律办事。
Example sentencesExamples
- Museum directors and trustees are required to honor the letter and spirit of benefactors' wishes.
- It is up to Bulgarians to honour the letter and spirit of the country's constitution, or to amend that very constitution if a need to do so is felt.
4lettersLiterature.
文学
the world of letters
文学界。
Example sentencesExamples
- Canadian art, literature, and letters have traditionally mythologized the North.
Synonyms
written works, writings, writing, creative writing, literary texts, compositions, letters, belles-lettres
1. 4.1archaic Scholarly knowledge; erudition.
  〈古〉学识，渊博的学问
  Synonyms
  learning, book learning, knowledge, erudition, education, letters, culture, academic study, academic achievement, intellectual attainment
5Printing
mass noun A style of typeface.
〔印刷〕一种铅字字体

verb ˈlɛtəˈlɛdər

1with object Inscribe letters or writing on.
镌刻于
her name was lettered in gold
她的名字是用金字刻的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet the names of donors are lettered on the walls, museum-style.
- The name has been professionally lettered on in bright letters.
- Horse racing is big in New Zealand, and, before the advent of electronic displays, the bookmakers lettered horses' names on white wooden boards in heavy black sans-serif characters.
- Except for a few brief exceptions, he always pencilled, lettered and inked his own work at the rate of one page per day - no more, no less.
- In each case, the parenthetical portion of the title in this series is lettered across the painting's lower edge in a classic upper-case Roman font.
- The group logo comprises a giraffe, the animal rendered as if cut out from paper, lettered in a rounded classical font with exaggerated ascenders on the letter ‘f’.
1. 1.1 Classify with letters.
  用字母标注
  he numbered and lettered the paragraphs
  他把段落用数字和字母标注。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I now have two lists, one for crates, lettered A-L and one for boxes, numbered 1-14.
2US informal no object Be given a school or college initial as a mark of proficiency in sport.
〈美〉（尤指表示体育运动水平的）校名首字母缩写
in high school she lettered in soccer, basketball and softball
Example sentencesExamples
- I finished out the year, actually lettering in the sport.
- No longer are you just up against the straight-A kid who lettered in four sports and whose minister wrote a letter praising his virtues.
- In high school, she lettered in five sports - soccer, track, basketball, softball, and, with the boys, football.
- I did, however, join the golf team for one year in high school just so I could say I had lettered in a team sport.
- Freeney lettered in four sports in high school and was an outstanding soccer player before making the switch to football.
- In both he was a magnificent athlete, lettering in football, baseball, basketball, and track.
- I didn't letter in sports nor did I greatly excel upon the field of academia.
- While at the academy, he lettered in football, played in the 1987 Freedom Bowl and was a member of the academy's 1989 rugby team, which won the collegiate national championship.
- Kenney graduated from high school in Iowa City, Iowa, where he lettered in football.

Phrases

to the letter

With adherence to every detail.
不折不扣地
the method was followed to the letter
严格地按照该方法进行了处理。
Example sentencesExamples
- Remember, the following horoscope is legally binding, and you are obliged to follow it to the letter.
- He says his intention is to highlight the absurdities and deceptions in consumer culture by following its rules to the letter.
- The council stands by its decision, insisting that the consultation process has been followed to the letter.
- In short, in implementing this process all steps should be followed to the letter.
- She would follow his instructions to the letter but she would not like it at all.
- Controlling officers should also ensure that regulations are followed to the letter.
- Since I never had done something like this before, I followed a recipe to the letter.
- The quality was very good and our delivery instructions were followed to the letter.
- It is a case where a strict adherence to the letter would involve an error in substance.
- There are guidelines set out for situations like this and we will follow them to the letter.
Synonyms
strictly, precisely, exactly, accurately, closely, faithfully, religiously, punctiliously, literally, with a literal interpretation, with strict attention to detail, word for word, letter for letter, verbatim, in every detail, by the book

Origin

Middle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera 'letter of the alphabet', (plural) 'epistle, literature, culture'.

English adopted letter from Old French in the 13th century. Its ultimate source is Latin lit(t)era, from which literal (Late Middle English), literature (Late Middle English), and alliteration (early 17th century) also derive—the Latin word meant ‘written communication or message’ as well as ‘letter of the alphabet’, and both senses came over into English. The phrase to the letter ‘to the last detail’ has a parallel in French au pied de la lettre, which people of a literary bent have also used in English. See also alphabet

Rhymes

abetter, begetter, better, bettor, biretta, bruschetta, carburettor (US carburetor), debtor, feta, fetter, forgetter, getter, go-getter, Greta, Henrietta, Loretta, mantelletta, operetta, petter, Quetta, setter, sinfonietta, sweater, upsetter, Valletta, vendetta, whetter

Definition of letter in US English:

letter

nounˈlɛdərˈledər

1A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.
字母
a capital letter
大写字母。
Example sentencesExamples
- If three letters together represent a single sound, they constitute a trigraph, such as tch in catch and sch in schmaltz.
- Lowercase letters indicate the flanking region, and capital letters indicate the microsatellite region.
- Yes, there are some children who are severely dyslexic - who have trouble with basic sounds and alphabet letters.
- Children and teachers were sitting looking at books together, but they were not being taught the alphabet and the sounds different letters represent.
- After all, the first letter of the alphabet you are now reading had its genesis as a symbolic representation of an ox.
- I had to relearn how to position my mouth and tongue to form the sounds of each letter of the alphabet.
- A group of eight bits makes up a byte, which can represent many types of information, such as a letter of the alphabet or decimal character.
- The reason that their explanations didn't quite work is that they made the mistake of referring to letters rather than to sounds.
- The flags are held, arms extended, in various positions representing each of the letters of the alphabet or numbers.
- The region indicated by lowercase letters represents the P-element sequence.
- Mrs Sulley taught me the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they represented.
- It probably had something to do with beta being the second letter in the Greek alphabet.
- Three of its vowels are each represented by a letter of the alphabet.
- The numbers represent the letters of the alphabet, which in turn are connected to a key word and then to informatics and finally to knowledge development.
- There was the alphabet up on the wall, and the teacher explained to us five-year-olds straight off, how the letters represented sounds.
- You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced ‘Zed’.
- I typed the second letter of the alphabet.
- For the present we are concentrating on ciphers where the basic symbols are the letters of the English alphabet.
- However, by using special lighting techniques it was seen that some of the characters looked like letters of the Russian alphabet.
- Our names would have been around the first four letters of the alphabet.
Synonyms
alphabetical character, character, sign, symbol, mark, type, figure, device, rune
1. 1.1US A school or college initial as a mark of proficiency, especially in sports.
  〈美〉（尤指表示体育运动水平的）校名首字母缩写
  as modifier a letter jacket
  I earned a varsity letter in tennis
  Example sentencesExamples
  Jared Jameson stood there, his letter jacket over his shoulders as usual.
  They fawned over him just because he had a good smile, a fancy car, and a varsity letter jacket.
  You know their mother would have been so proud if they had made varsity and gotten a letter!
  There, he became the first man of any race to earn letters in four sports.
  I do not have a leather American jacket with the varsity letter on the left chest.
  She was wearing a pair of black pants with a purple velvet shirt under her letter jacket.
  The night was winding down when Javier King saw the young man in a letter jacket walk up towards him.
  He always tried to show Matt up by going out for more sports, earning more letters or getting better grades.
  He had given his letter jacket to Lisa and she was still wearing it, safe and warm in the confines of the clinic.
  Some appear to have just discovered grunge; others wear navy-colored jackets with red sports letters.
  Throughout school, he also pursued sports, earning a varsity letter in wrestling while at Harvard.
  He wore his letter jacket as proudly as a king would his crown, and he hauled his bag over one shoulder.
2A written, typed, or printed communication, especially one sent in an envelope by mail or messenger.
（尤指邮寄或信使送的）信件
he sent a letter to Mrs. Falconer
他致函福尔克纳夫人。
Example sentencesExamples
- I must have written him a letter, because he sent me a postcard in reply.
- There were four letters of objection to the development from residents.
- Write them a letter, or send them a fax, or call them, or better yet, go see them!
- Why was the covering letter dated 12 June 1997?
- What does he want as proof, a duly signed letter of intent?
- He was eventually jailed for two years in 1997 for sending threatening letters to a Scottish newspaper and news agency.
- For example, most daily newspapers will not publish anonymous letters to the editor.
- Please fax or e-mail a resume and cover letter stating your interest.
- Headteachers have been told to stop sending warning letters to parents alerting them to outbreaks of head lice in schools.
- The strangest part of it is that the press just printed it without checking in to see if we really wrote or sent the letter.
- I could get more rejection letters in a week than it had previously taken me ten years to get!
- We'll stick to the big social events and if people want other things in these pages they can write letters and send us pictures.
- He also sent out the letter before he wrote it (according to the date).
- Richmond Police are sending warning letters to parents of children caught buying or attempting to buy alcohol.
- You sign a letter of intent pledging to invest a higher amount within 13 months.
- Submit an Op-Ed to your local paper or send letters to the editor about EC.
- Instead, they issued an open letter to the mayor demanding the release of the four leaders.
- There have been no letters of objection and the plans are earmarked for approval.
- Can you tell how awful I am at writing love letters?
- Four of the alternatives relied on the letter of intent dated 5th February 1997.
Synonyms
written message, message, written communication, communication, note, line, missive, epistle, dispatch, report, bulletin
1. 2.1letters Printed communications as legal or formal documents.
  Example sentencesExamples
  As well, he was unable to open an Estate bank account until the letters of probate were issued, which occurred on November 14, 1997.
  Synonyms
  documents, certificates, forms, letters, files, deeds, records, dossiers, diaries, archives, legal papers, paperwork, documentation
3The precise terms of a statement or requirement; the strict verbal interpretation.
确切措辞，字面意义
we must be seen to keep the spirit of the law as well as the letter
必须让人看到我们不仅在文字上也在精神上按法律办事。
Example sentencesExamples
- Museum directors and trustees are required to honor the letter and spirit of benefactors' wishes.
- It is up to Bulgarians to honour the letter and spirit of the country's constitution, or to amend that very constitution if a need to do so is felt.
4lettersLiterature.
文学
the world of letters
文学界。
Example sentencesExamples
- Canadian art, literature, and letters have traditionally mythologized the North.
Synonyms
written works, writings, writing, creative writing, literary texts, compositions, letters, belles-lettres
1. 4.1archaic Scholarly knowledge; erudition.
  〈古〉学识，渊博的学问
  Synonyms
  learning, book learning, knowledge, erudition, education, letters, culture, academic study, academic achievement, intellectual attainment
5Printing
A style of typeface.
〔印刷〕一种铅字字体

verbˈlɛdərˈledər

1with object Inscribe letters or writing on.
镌刻于
her name was lettered in gold
她的名字是用金字刻的。
Example sentencesExamples
- In each case, the parenthetical portion of the title in this series is lettered across the painting's lower edge in a classic upper-case Roman font.
- Horse racing is big in New Zealand, and, before the advent of electronic displays, the bookmakers lettered horses' names on white wooden boards in heavy black sans-serif characters.
- The name has been professionally lettered on in bright letters.
- The group logo comprises a giraffe, the animal rendered as if cut out from paper, lettered in a rounded classical font with exaggerated ascenders on the letter ‘f’.
- Except for a few brief exceptions, he always pencilled, lettered and inked his own work at the rate of one page per day - no more, no less.
- Yet the names of donors are lettered on the walls, museum-style.
1. 1.1 Classify with letters.
  用字母标注
  he numbered and lettered the paragraphs
  他把段落用数字和字母标注。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I now have two lists, one for crates, lettered A-L and one for boxes, numbered 1-14.
2US informal no object Be given a school or college initial as a mark of proficiency in sports.
〈美〉（尤指表示体育运动水平的）校名首字母缩写
juniors who lettered in soccer, basketball, or softball
Example sentencesExamples
- In high school, she lettered in five sports - soccer, track, basketball, softball, and, with the boys, football.
- I finished out the year, actually lettering in the sport.
- Freeney lettered in four sports in high school and was an outstanding soccer player before making the switch to football.
- I did, however, join the golf team for one year in high school just so I could say I had lettered in a team sport.
- No longer are you just up against the straight-A kid who lettered in four sports and whose minister wrote a letter praising his virtues.
- I didn't letter in sports nor did I greatly excel upon the field of academia.
- While at the academy, he lettered in football, played in the 1987 Freedom Bowl and was a member of the academy's 1989 rugby team, which won the collegiate national championship.
- Kenney graduated from high school in Iowa City, Iowa, where he lettered in football.
- In both he was a magnificent athlete, lettering in football, baseball, basketball, and track.

Phrases

to the letter

With adherence to every detail.
不折不扣地
the method was followed to the letter
严格地按照该方法进行了处理。
Example sentencesExamples
- The quality was very good and our delivery instructions were followed to the letter.
- In short, in implementing this process all steps should be followed to the letter.
- She would follow his instructions to the letter but she would not like it at all.
- The council stands by its decision, insisting that the consultation process has been followed to the letter.
- It is a case where a strict adherence to the letter would involve an error in substance.
- He says his intention is to highlight the absurdities and deceptions in consumer culture by following its rules to the letter.
- Controlling officers should also ensure that regulations are followed to the letter.
- Since I never had done something like this before, I followed a recipe to the letter.
- There are guidelines set out for situations like this and we will follow them to the letter.
- Remember, the following horoscope is legally binding, and you are obliged to follow it to the letter.
Synonyms
strictly, precisely, exactly, accurately, closely, faithfully, religiously, punctiliously, literally, with a literal interpretation, with strict attention to detail, word for word, letter for letter, verbatim, in every detail, by the book

Origin

Middle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.

词汇	letter
释义	Definition of letter in English: letter noun ˈlɛtəˈlɛdər 1A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet. 字母 a capital letter 大写字母。 Example sentencesExamples A group of eight bits makes up a byte, which can represent many types of information, such as a letter of the alphabet or decimal character. I had to relearn how to position my mouth and tongue to form the sounds of each letter of the alphabet. However, by using special lighting techniques it was seen that some of the characters looked like letters of the Russian alphabet. The numbers represent the letters of the alphabet, which in turn are connected to a key word and then to informatics and finally to knowledge development. The region indicated by lowercase letters represents the P-element sequence. Yes, there are some children who are severely dyslexic - who have trouble with basic sounds and alphabet letters. I typed the second letter of the alphabet. After all, the first letter of the alphabet you are now reading had its genesis as a symbolic representation of an ox. Our names would have been around the first four letters of the alphabet. The flags are held, arms extended, in various positions representing each of the letters of the alphabet or numbers. There was the alphabet up on the wall, and the teacher explained to us five-year-olds straight off, how the letters represented sounds. Mrs Sulley taught me the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they represented. Children and teachers were sitting looking at books together, but they were not being taught the alphabet and the sounds different letters represent. The reason that their explanations didn't quite work is that they made the mistake of referring to letters rather than to sounds. You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced ‘Zed’. For the present we are concentrating on ciphers where the basic symbols are the letters of the English alphabet. It probably had something to do with beta being the second letter in the Greek alphabet. Three of its vowels are each represented by a letter of the alphabet. Lowercase letters indicate the flanking region, and capital letters indicate the microsatellite region. If three letters together represent a single sound, they constitute a trigraph, such as tch in catch and sch in schmaltz. Synonyms alphabetical character, character, sign, symbol, mark, type, figure, device, rune technical grapheme 1.1lettersBritish informal The initials of a degree or other qualification. 〈英，非正式〉（代表学位或职位等资格的）首字母缩略词 your personality matters far more than letters after your name 你的人格与作风比名字后面的头衔重要得多。 Example sentencesExamples Ballina woman Dorothy Duffy already has eleven letters of qualification after her name. Advisers who have gained this qualification will have the letters AFPC after their names. One large test and a somewhat rigorous industry experience qualification and I can now put some letters after my name. Synonyms learning, scholarship, erudition, education, knowledge, book learning, academic training intellect, intelligence, enlightenment, illumination, wisdom, sagacity, culture, cultivation literature, books, humanities, belles-lettres 1.2US A school or college initial as a mark of proficiency, especially in sport. 〈美〉（尤指表示体育运动水平的）校名首字母缩写 as modifier a letter jacket Example sentencesExamples Throughout school, he also pursued sports, earning a varsity letter in wrestling while at Harvard. He wore his letter jacket as proudly as a king would his crown, and he hauled his bag over one shoulder. Jared Jameson stood there, his letter jacket over his shoulders as usual. He had given his letter jacket to Lisa and she was still wearing it, safe and warm in the confines of the clinic. You know their mother would have been so proud if they had made varsity and gotten a letter! The night was winding down when Javier King saw the young man in a letter jacket walk up towards him. There, he became the first man of any race to earn letters in four sports. He always tried to show Matt up by going out for more sports, earning more letters or getting better grades. She was wearing a pair of black pants with a purple velvet shirt under her letter jacket. Some appear to have just discovered grunge; others wear navy-colored jackets with red sports letters. I do not have a leather American jacket with the varsity letter on the left chest. They fawned over him just because he had a good smile, a fancy car, and a varsity letter jacket. 2A written, typed, or printed communication, sent in an envelope by post or messenger. （尤指邮寄或信使送的）信件 he sent a letter to Mrs Falconer 他致函福尔克纳夫人。 Example sentencesExamples Submit an Op-Ed to your local paper or send letters to the editor about EC. Instead, they issued an open letter to the mayor demanding the release of the four leaders. The strangest part of it is that the press just printed it without checking in to see if we really wrote or sent the letter. He was eventually jailed for two years in 1997 for sending threatening letters to a Scottish newspaper and news agency. We'll stick to the big social events and if people want other things in these pages they can write letters and send us pictures. You sign a letter of intent pledging to invest a higher amount within 13 months. Can you tell how awful I am at writing love letters? Headteachers have been told to stop sending warning letters to parents alerting them to outbreaks of head lice in schools. I must have written him a letter, because he sent me a postcard in reply. There were four letters of objection to the development from residents. What does he want as proof, a duly signed letter of intent? Why was the covering letter dated 12 June 1997? For example, most daily newspapers will not publish anonymous letters to the editor. Four of the alternatives relied on the letter of intent dated 5th February 1997. He also sent out the letter before he wrote it (according to the date). Richmond Police are sending warning letters to parents of children caught buying or attempting to buy alcohol. Please fax or e-mail a resume and cover letter stating your interest. Write them a letter, or send them a fax, or call them, or better yet, go see them! There have been no letters of objection and the plans are earmarked for approval. I could get more rejection letters in a week than it had previously taken me ten years to get! Synonyms written message, message, written communication, communication, note, line, missive, epistle, dispatch, report, bulletin correspondence, news, information, intelligence, word post, mail 2.1letters A legal or formal document. 法律文书；正式文书 Example sentencesExamples As well, he was unable to open an Estate bank account until the letters of probate were issued, which occurred on November 14, 1997. Synonyms documents, certificates, forms, letters, files, deeds, records, dossiers, diaries, archives, legal papers, paperwork, documentation 3the letterThe precise terms of a statement or requirement; the strict verbal interpretation. 确切措辞，字面意义 the officer in the incident got in trouble for following the letter of the law we must keep the spirit of the law as well as the letter 必须让人看到我们不仅在文字上也在精神上按法律办事。 Example sentencesExamples Museum directors and trustees are required to honor the letter and spirit of benefactors' wishes. It is up to Bulgarians to honour the letter and spirit of the country's constitution, or to amend that very constitution if a need to do so is felt. 4lettersLiterature. 文学 the world of letters 文学界。 Example sentencesExamples Canadian art, literature, and letters have traditionally mythologized the North. Synonyms written works, writings, writing, creative writing, literary texts, compositions, letters, belles-lettres 4.1archaic Scholarly knowledge; erudition. 〈古〉学识，渊博的学问 Synonyms learning, book learning, knowledge, erudition, education, letters, culture, academic study, academic achievement, intellectual attainment 5Printing mass noun A style of typeface. 〔印刷〕一种铅字字体 verb ˈlɛtəˈlɛdər 1with object Inscribe letters or writing on. 镌刻于 her name was lettered in gold 她的名字是用金字刻的。 Example sentencesExamples Yet the names of donors are lettered on the walls, museum-style. The name has been professionally lettered on in bright letters. Horse racing is big in New Zealand, and, before the advent of electronic displays, the bookmakers lettered horses' names on white wooden boards in heavy black sans-serif characters. Except for a few brief exceptions, he always pencilled, lettered and inked his own work at the rate of one page per day - no more, no less. In each case, the parenthetical portion of the title in this series is lettered across the painting's lower edge in a classic upper-case Roman font. The group logo comprises a giraffe, the animal rendered as if cut out from paper, lettered in a rounded classical font with exaggerated ascenders on the letter ‘f’. 1.1 Classify with letters. 用字母标注 he numbered and lettered the paragraphs 他把段落用数字和字母标注。 Example sentencesExamples I now have two lists, one for crates, lettered A-L and one for boxes, numbered 1-14. 2US informal no object Be given a school or college initial as a mark of proficiency in sport. 〈美〉（尤指表示体育运动水平的）校名首字母缩写 in high school she lettered in soccer, basketball and softball Example sentencesExamples I finished out the year, actually lettering in the sport. No longer are you just up against the straight-A kid who lettered in four sports and whose minister wrote a letter praising his virtues. In high school, she lettered in five sports - soccer, track, basketball, softball, and, with the boys, football. I did, however, join the golf team for one year in high school just so I could say I had lettered in a team sport. Freeney lettered in four sports in high school and was an outstanding soccer player before making the switch to football. In both he was a magnificent athlete, lettering in football, baseball, basketball, and track. I didn't letter in sports nor did I greatly excel upon the field of academia. While at the academy, he lettered in football, played in the 1987 Freedom Bowl and was a member of the academy's 1989 rugby team, which won the collegiate national championship. Kenney graduated from high school in Iowa City, Iowa, where he lettered in football. Phrases to the letter With adherence to every detail. 不折不扣地 the method was followed to the letter 严格地按照该方法进行了处理。 Example sentencesExamples Remember, the following horoscope is legally binding, and you are obliged to follow it to the letter. He says his intention is to highlight the absurdities and deceptions in consumer culture by following its rules to the letter. The council stands by its decision, insisting that the consultation process has been followed to the letter. In short, in implementing this process all steps should be followed to the letter. She would follow his instructions to the letter but she would not like it at all. Controlling officers should also ensure that regulations are followed to the letter. Since I never had done something like this before, I followed a recipe to the letter. The quality was very good and our delivery instructions were followed to the letter. It is a case where a strict adherence to the letter would involve an error in substance. There are guidelines set out for situations like this and we will follow them to the letter. Synonyms strictly, precisely, exactly, accurately, closely, faithfully, religiously, punctiliously, literally, with a literal interpretation, with strict attention to detail, word for word, letter for letter, verbatim, in every detail, by the book Origin Middle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera 'letter of the alphabet', (plural) 'epistle, literature, culture'. English adopted letter from Old French in the 13th century. Its ultimate source is Latin lit(t)era, from which literal (Late Middle English), literature (Late Middle English), and alliteration (early 17th century) also derive—the Latin word meant ‘written communication or message’ as well as ‘letter of the alphabet’, and both senses came over into English. The phrase to the letter ‘to the last detail’ has a parallel in French au pied de la lettre, which people of a literary bent have also used in English. See also alphabet Rhymes abetter, begetter, better, bettor, biretta, bruschetta, carburettor (US carburetor), debtor, feta, fetter, forgetter, getter, go-getter, Greta, Henrietta, Loretta, mantelletta, operetta, petter, Quetta, setter, sinfonietta, sweater, upsetter, Valletta, vendetta, whetter noun.1 phr. Definition of letter in US English: letter nounˈlɛdərˈledər 1A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet. 字母 a capital letter 大写字母。 Example sentencesExamples If three letters together represent a single sound, they constitute a trigraph, such as tch in catch and sch in schmaltz. Lowercase letters indicate the flanking region, and capital letters indicate the microsatellite region. Yes, there are some children who are severely dyslexic - who have trouble with basic sounds and alphabet letters. Children and teachers were sitting looking at books together, but they were not being taught the alphabet and the sounds different letters represent. After all, the first letter of the alphabet you are now reading had its genesis as a symbolic representation of an ox. I had to relearn how to position my mouth and tongue to form the sounds of each letter of the alphabet. A group of eight bits makes up a byte, which can represent many types of information, such as a letter of the alphabet or decimal character. The reason that their explanations didn't quite work is that they made the mistake of referring to letters rather than to sounds. The flags are held, arms extended, in various positions representing each of the letters of the alphabet or numbers. The region indicated by lowercase letters represents the P-element sequence. Mrs Sulley taught me the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they represented. It probably had something to do with beta being the second letter in the Greek alphabet. Three of its vowels are each represented by a letter of the alphabet. The numbers represent the letters of the alphabet, which in turn are connected to a key word and then to informatics and finally to knowledge development. There was the alphabet up on the wall, and the teacher explained to us five-year-olds straight off, how the letters represented sounds. You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced ‘Zed’. I typed the second letter of the alphabet. For the present we are concentrating on ciphers where the basic symbols are the letters of the English alphabet. However, by using special lighting techniques it was seen that some of the characters looked like letters of the Russian alphabet. Our names would have been around the first four letters of the alphabet. Synonyms alphabetical character, character, sign, symbol, mark, type, figure, device, rune 1.1US A school or college initial as a mark of proficiency, especially in sports. 〈美〉（尤指表示体育运动水平的）校名首字母缩写 as modifier a letter jacket I earned a varsity letter in tennis Example sentencesExamples Jared Jameson stood there, his letter jacket over his shoulders as usual. They fawned over him just because he had a good smile, a fancy car, and a varsity letter jacket. You know their mother would have been so proud if they had made varsity and gotten a letter! There, he became the first man of any race to earn letters in four sports. I do not have a leather American jacket with the varsity letter on the left chest. She was wearing a pair of black pants with a purple velvet shirt under her letter jacket. The night was winding down when Javier King saw the young man in a letter jacket walk up towards him. He always tried to show Matt up by going out for more sports, earning more letters or getting better grades. He had given his letter jacket to Lisa and she was still wearing it, safe and warm in the confines of the clinic. Some appear to have just discovered grunge; others wear navy-colored jackets with red sports letters. Throughout school, he also pursued sports, earning a varsity letter in wrestling while at Harvard. He wore his letter jacket as proudly as a king would his crown, and he hauled his bag over one shoulder. 2A written, typed, or printed communication, especially one sent in an envelope by mail or messenger. （尤指邮寄或信使送的）信件 he sent a letter to Mrs. Falconer 他致函福尔克纳夫人。 Example sentencesExamples I must have written him a letter, because he sent me a postcard in reply. There were four letters of objection to the development from residents. Write them a letter, or send them a fax, or call them, or better yet, go see them! Why was the covering letter dated 12 June 1997? What does he want as proof, a duly signed letter of intent? He was eventually jailed for two years in 1997 for sending threatening letters to a Scottish newspaper and news agency. For example, most daily newspapers will not publish anonymous letters to the editor. Please fax or e-mail a resume and cover letter stating your interest. Headteachers have been told to stop sending warning letters to parents alerting them to outbreaks of head lice in schools. The strangest part of it is that the press just printed it without checking in to see if we really wrote or sent the letter. I could get more rejection letters in a week than it had previously taken me ten years to get! We'll stick to the big social events and if people want other things in these pages they can write letters and send us pictures. He also sent out the letter before he wrote it (according to the date). Richmond Police are sending warning letters to parents of children caught buying or attempting to buy alcohol. You sign a letter of intent pledging to invest a higher amount within 13 months. Submit an Op-Ed to your local paper or send letters to the editor about EC. Instead, they issued an open letter to the mayor demanding the release of the four leaders. There have been no letters of objection and the plans are earmarked for approval. Can you tell how awful I am at writing love letters? Four of the alternatives relied on the letter of intent dated 5th February 1997. Synonyms written message, message, written communication, communication, note, line, missive, epistle, dispatch, report, bulletin 2.1letters Printed communications as legal or formal documents. Example sentencesExamples As well, he was unable to open an Estate bank account until the letters of probate were issued, which occurred on November 14, 1997. Synonyms documents, certificates, forms, letters, files, deeds, records, dossiers, diaries, archives, legal papers, paperwork, documentation 3The precise terms of a statement or requirement; the strict verbal interpretation. 确切措辞，字面意义 we must be seen to keep the spirit of the law as well as the letter 必须让人看到我们不仅在文字上也在精神上按法律办事。 Example sentencesExamples Museum directors and trustees are required to honor the letter and spirit of benefactors' wishes. It is up to Bulgarians to honour the letter and spirit of the country's constitution, or to amend that very constitution if a need to do so is felt. 4lettersLiterature. 文学 the world of letters 文学界。 Example sentencesExamples Canadian art, literature, and letters have traditionally mythologized the North. Synonyms written works, writings, writing, creative writing, literary texts, compositions, letters, belles-lettres 4.1archaic Scholarly knowledge; erudition. 〈古〉学识，渊博的学问 Synonyms learning, book learning, knowledge, erudition, education, letters, culture, academic study, academic achievement, intellectual attainment 5Printing A style of typeface. 〔印刷〕一种铅字字体 verbˈlɛdərˈledər 1with object Inscribe letters or writing on. 镌刻于 her name was lettered in gold 她的名字是用金字刻的。 Example sentencesExamples In each case, the parenthetical portion of the title in this series is lettered across the painting's lower edge in a classic upper-case Roman font. Horse racing is big in New Zealand, and, before the advent of electronic displays, the bookmakers lettered horses' names on white wooden boards in heavy black sans-serif characters. The name has been professionally lettered on in bright letters. The group logo comprises a giraffe, the animal rendered as if cut out from paper, lettered in a rounded classical font with exaggerated ascenders on the letter ‘f’. Except for a few brief exceptions, he always pencilled, lettered and inked his own work at the rate of one page per day - no more, no less. Yet the names of donors are lettered on the walls, museum-style. 1.1 Classify with letters. 用字母标注 he numbered and lettered the paragraphs 他把段落用数字和字母标注。 Example sentencesExamples I now have two lists, one for crates, lettered A-L and one for boxes, numbered 1-14. 2US informal no object Be given a school or college initial as a mark of proficiency in sports. 〈美〉（尤指表示体育运动水平的）校名首字母缩写 juniors who lettered in soccer, basketball, or softball Example sentencesExamples In high school, she lettered in five sports - soccer, track, basketball, softball, and, with the boys, football. I finished out the year, actually lettering in the sport. Freeney lettered in four sports in high school and was an outstanding soccer player before making the switch to football. I did, however, join the golf team for one year in high school just so I could say I had lettered in a team sport. No longer are you just up against the straight-A kid who lettered in four sports and whose minister wrote a letter praising his virtues. I didn't letter in sports nor did I greatly excel upon the field of academia. While at the academy, he lettered in football, played in the 1987 Freedom Bowl and was a member of the academy's 1989 rugby team, which won the collegiate national championship. Kenney graduated from high school in Iowa City, Iowa, where he lettered in football. In both he was a magnificent athlete, lettering in football, baseball, basketball, and track. Phrases to the letter With adherence to every detail. 不折不扣地 the method was followed to the letter 严格地按照该方法进行了处理。 Example sentencesExamples The quality was very good and our delivery instructions were followed to the letter. In short, in implementing this process all steps should be followed to the letter. She would follow his instructions to the letter but she would not like it at all. The council stands by its decision, insisting that the consultation process has been followed to the letter. It is a case where a strict adherence to the letter would involve an error in substance. He says his intention is to highlight the absurdities and deceptions in consumer culture by following its rules to the letter. Controlling officers should also ensure that regulations are followed to the letter. Since I never had done something like this before, I followed a recipe to the letter. There are guidelines set out for situations like this and we will follow them to the letter. Remember, the following horoscope is legally binding, and you are obliged to follow it to the letter. Synonyms strictly, precisely, exactly, accurately, closely, faithfully, religiously, punctiliously, literally, with a literal interpretation, with strict attention to detail, word for word, letter for letter, verbatim, in every detail, by the book Origin Middle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’. noun.1 phr.
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