英语词汇“epistle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

e·pis·tle

(ĭ-pĭsəl)

1. A letter, especially a formal one. See Synonyms at letter.

2. A literary composition in the form of a letter.

3. Epistle Bible

a. One of the letters included as a book in the New Testament.

b. An excerpt from one of these letters, read as part of a religious service.

[Middle English epistel, from Old French epistle, from Latin epistola, from Greek epistolē, from epistellein, to send a message to : epi-, epi- + stellein, to send; see stel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	epistle
释义	e·pis·tle (ĭ-pĭsəl) n. 1. A letter, especially a formal one. See Synonyms at letter. 2. A literary composition in the form of a letter. 3. Epistle Bible a. One of the letters included as a book in the New Testament. b. An excerpt from one of these letters, read as part of a religious service. [Middle English epistel, from Old French epistle, from Latin epistola, from Greek epistolē, from epistellein, to send a message to : epi-, epi- + stellein, to send; see stel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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