| 单词 | form letter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasform letter form letter n. a standardized letter, esp. one that can be sent to correspondents who inquire about routine matters or topics of frequent occurrence. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > letter intended for many recipients fire briefa1643 circular letter1659 circulatory letter1668 circular1818 omnibus letter1861 round robin1871 chain letter1906 form letter1909 1909 Sat. Evening Post 13 Feb. 8/1 The credit man..had a perfect passion for form letters. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 11 Mar. 16/7 The original bill and the polite note are as nothing compared with the ‘form’ letter sent out by firms which make a business of debt collecting. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt iii. 36 The fortnightly form-letter, to be mimeographed and sent out to a thousand ‘prospects’. 1932 Crooks & Dawson Etheridge's Dict. Typewriting (ed. 3) 147 Form letters..are printed forms or skeleton letters which are allotted numbers for identification by the typists when they are instructed..to send stock letters in reply to inquiries which do not warrant separate letters. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) Mag. 17 Feb. 5 A form letter to boys who send in asking for hockey photos. < as lemmas |
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