| 单词 | woman of letters |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswoman of letters woman of letters n. a female writer, esp. one with an academic background; (also) a female scholar. Π 1694 W. Congreve Double-dealer ii. i. 15 I'm the more amazed, to find you a Woman of Letters, and not Write. 1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 119 Tho' she was no woman of letters,..she talked with an ease and perspicuity that was wonderful. 1847 L. Hunt Men, Women, & Bks. (1876) 316 Our little woman of letters [sc. Lady Mary W. Montagu] read all the books she could lay her hands on. 1904 New Outlook 9 Apr. 886/2 The distinctive quality of the work of the American woman of letters is the vividness and force of its characterization. 2005 J. Smiley Thirteen Ways of looking at Novel 528 Muriel Spark is a true woman of letters who has written many novels,..as well as short stories, biographies, criticism, and other essays. < as lemmas |
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