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

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St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans. He penned lengthy epistles to her.

Recent Examples on the Web Wohl imagines this section as an epistle to Bobby, describing what became of Edie.

Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 In its paper-thin hypocrisy, his video epistle Was a minute-long rendition of his usual dog whistle.

John Lithgow, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021 The group epistle was sent to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of HHS that works on research and tools to improve health care and policy.

Tom Simonite, Wired, 24 Sep. 2020 His epistle to the American legal community drew cheers from Ahmari, who already shares his skepticism of the prevailing liberal order.

Matt Ford, The New Republic, 2 Apr. 2020 Nearly everything that worked so well the first time falls apart in the new series, which becomes a languorously long, frequently cryptic epistle on the sin of letting style conquer substance.

Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2020 An epistle from space, written by an older and wiser society, could be detected by our radio telescopes; the aliens might then invite us to join a galactic federation of enlightened peers who communicate in a universal tongue.

Adam Mann, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2019 The first epistle came from Sheldon Whitehouse, who wrote on behalf of fellow Democrats Mazie Hirono, Richard Blumenthal, Richard Durbin and Kirsten Gillibrand.

S.m. | New York, The Economist, 11 Sep. 2019 This kind of aphorism fills the space left not only by the epigram but by the epistles once exchanged by friends with time to be funny.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 15 July 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from Latin epistula, epistola letter, from Greek epistolē message, letter, from epistellein to send to, from epi- + stellein to send

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	epistle
释义	epistle noun epis·tle i-ˈpi-səl 1 capitalized a : one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament b : a liturgical lection usually from one of the New Testament Epistles 2 a : letter especially : a formal or elegant letter b : a composition in the form of a letter epistler i-ˈpi-sə-lər noun Synonyms dispatch letter memo memorandum missive note See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans. He penned lengthy epistles to her. Recent Examples on the Web Wohl imagines this section as an epistle to Bobby, describing what became of Edie. Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 In its paper-thin hypocrisy, his video epistle Was a minute-long rendition of his usual dog whistle. John Lithgow, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021 The group epistle was sent to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of HHS that works on research and tools to improve health care and policy. Tom Simonite, Wired, 24 Sep. 2020 His epistle to the American legal community drew cheers from Ahmari, who already shares his skepticism of the prevailing liberal order. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 2 Apr. 2020 Nearly everything that worked so well the first time falls apart in the new series, which becomes a languorously long, frequently cryptic epistle on the sin of letting style conquer substance. Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2020 An epistle from space, written by an older and wiser society, could be detected by our radio telescopes; the aliens might then invite us to join a galactic federation of enlightened peers who communicate in a universal tongue. Adam Mann, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2019 The first epistle came from Sheldon Whitehouse, who wrote on behalf of fellow Democrats Mazie Hirono, Richard Blumenthal, Richard Durbin and Kirsten Gillibrand. S.m. \| New York, The Economist, 11 Sep. 2019 This kind of aphorism fills the space left not only by the epigram but by the epistles once exchanged by friends with time to be funny. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 15 July 2019 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from Latin epistula, epistola letter, from Greek epistolē message, letter, from epistellein to send to, from epi- + stellein to send First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a epistle noun as in letter a message on paper from one person or group to another the epistles of Saint Paul to various communities of early Christians Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance letter missive note memo memorandum dispatch mail postcard electronic mail open letter postal card card billet-doux communication encyclical junk mail airmail e-mail report
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