“Letter”一词多义

1、简明英汉词典：

n. 文字, 字母, 信函, 字面意义, 铅字, 证书, 文学, 学问

vt. 用字母标明, 在...上刻(或题)字

vi. 写印刷体字母

 

2、美国传统词典[双解]：

n.（名词）

(1) A written symbol or character representing a speech sound and being a component of an alphabet. 字母：一种书写符号或代表一个语音的特征，是字母表的组成部分

(2)A written or printed communication directed to a person or an organization. 信：发给某人或某种组织的书写或打印的通讯

(3) Often letters A certified document granting rights to its bearer. 常作 letters 许可证：证明持有者某些权力的证明文件

(4) Literal meaning: 字面意思如：must adhere to the letter of the law (必须恪守法律的字面意思)

(5) Letters (used with a sing. verb)

(6) Literary culture; belles-lettres. 文学；纯文学

(7) Learning or knowledge, especially of literature. 文学知识：尤指文学方面的学问或知识

(8) Literature or writing as a profession. 文学家，作家

(9) Printing 【印刷术】

(10) A piece of type that prints a single character. （一个）铅字：印刷某一个字的铅字

(11) A specific style of type. 字形：铅字的某种特定印刷体例

(12) The characters in one style of type. 铅字字体：铅字某种印刷体例中的字符

(13) An emblem in the shape of the initial of a school awarded for outstanding performance, especially in varsity athletics. 校名字首形式的徽章：以学校名字首字母的形状制成的徽章，奖给那些表现优异的人，尤指那些大学体育竞赛中表现优异者

v.（动词）

v.tr.（及物动词）

(1) To write letters on. 写上字

(2) To write in letters. 以文字写上

v.intr.（不及物动词）

(1) To write or form letters. 写字，造字(2) To earn a school letter, as for outstanding athletic achievement. 获得校名字母徽章：赢得学校名字母缩写徽章，如因取得体育竞赛优异成绩者。如：She lettered in three collegiate sports. 她在三次大学生体育竞赛中获得校名字母徽章。

习惯用语:

to the letter: To the last detail; exactly. 严格按照文字；精确地。如：followed instructions to the letter(不折不扣地遵照指示).

现代英汉词典

n.

(1) 字母

(2) 信:to post a letter寄一封信

(3) (pl)字面意义

(4) （常用pl）文学；写作生涯

现代英汉综合大辞典

n.

(1) 文字; 字母

(2) 书信, 函件, 电报

(3) [用作单或复]文学, 学问, 读写基础知识

(4) [常用复]证书, 许可证

(5) 字面意义, 形式

(6) 【刷】铅[活]字

习惯用法：be slow at one's letters(某人)读书进步慢

vt. 写[刻印]上文字[字母]; 标上字母分类; 加标题

vi. 写上字母；【体】获得大学运动员的荣誉。

继承用法：

letterbound拘泥于字句的

lettercard封缄信片

letterdrop邮局[信箱]的投信口

letterform字母型式; 信笺

lettergram减价电报

letterhead有衔的信纸; 印在信纸上端的人名或商行的名称、地址等

letterman美国大学里受赠校名一字母之荣誉的优秀运动员

letter-perfect完全记住的; (校对等)无讹的

letterphone书写电话机

letterpress印刷物中的文字部分; 活版印刷; 书信复写器

letterset活版胶印

lettersheet信纸[笺]; 邮简

Letterweight(1)镇纸, 纸压(2)信秤

Letterwriter(1)书信复写器(2)写信人

lettered(1)识字的, 有文化的(2)博学的(3)有文字的, 印有字母的

letterer字母[文字]刻写人

letterless(1)没有信件的(2)没有刻印文字的

习惯用语:

affect [hunt, lick] the letter练习或研究(首字母)双声法, 实行或研究押头韵

by letter以书信形式

call letters(电台)呼号

drop letter(1)[美]托人由一地带到另一地付邮的信件(2)寄在同一邮局由收信人来领取的信件(3)一章开头下伸二、三行的首字母

in letter and in spirit在字面意义和精神实质上, 无论形式和实际

take sth. in the letter从字面意义上理解某事

to the letter严格按照字句;彻头彻尾;了如指掌

win one's letter当上某体育组织的选手

特殊用法:

abbreviated call letters缩写呼号

acceptance letter of credit承兑信用证

allotment letter分配股息通知单

amateur station call letter业余电台呼号

ancillary [subsidiary] letter of credit附属信用证

anticipatory letter of credit提前付款信用证

ascending letters【刷】西文上伸字母

assignable letter of credit可转让信用证

back letter换取清洁提单的赔偿保证函

bank letter大银行定期出版报道经济情况的小册子

bank letter of credit银行信用证

begging letter募捐信, 求援信

belles letters纯文学(如诗歌、戏曲等)

black letter古代英国哥特式黑体字

blank letter of bill不记名票据

blind letter地址姓名不明的信

block letter大型字体, 大写等线字体

bold face letter粗线体

bold-type letter粗体字母

bread-and-butter letter客人给主人道谢的信

business letter商业书信

call letters电台呼号

capital letter大写字母

cash letter现金运送单

chain letter连锁信, 连环信

check-off letter加勾加圈后可作复信的格式信

circular letter通知, 通函

clean letter of credit光票信用证, 清洁信用证

clean payment letter of credit全部预支信用证, 光票付款信用证

code letter(代)码字母

collection letter托收委托书

collective call letters集合呼号

comfort letter审计师致证券包销商工作完成通知书

commercial letters商业尺牍

commercial documentary letter of credit商业跟单信用证

conventional letter假设符号, 代表符号

confirmed letter of credit保兑信用证

covering letter说明附件, 随文件包裹寄出的说明信

cumulative letter of credit可累积使用的信用证

damaged letter【刷】残损活字, 已磨损的铅字

dead letter死信, 无法投递[退还]的信件;空文; 名存实亡的风俗习惯

descending letters【刷】西文下伸字母

dim letters字迹模糊

divisible letter of credit可分割信用证

documentary letter of credit跟单信用证

domestic letter of credit国内信用证

drop letter章首的装饰字体

engagement letter聘书

Europe letter欧洲字体

export letter of credit出口信用征

export letters of credit received开来出口信用证

extended letters展开字

fixed letter of outlay确定支出单证

follow-up letter警告书, 预告书, 再次通知书

foreign traveller's letter of credit外国旅行信用证

form letter格式信

France letter法国字母; [俚]阴茎套

full call letters完整呼号

function letter操作字码

general average letter of guaranty共同海损担保函

general letter of credit普通信用证

general letter of hypothecation总质押书, 质押权利总设定书

Greek letter希腊字母

guaranteed letter of credit凭保证开出的信用证

hand letters【刷】手印字模

import letter of credit进口信用证

indivisible letter of credit不可分割信用证

ingoing cash letter现金收入凭证

insured letter保价信

international call letters(无线电)国际呼号

irrevocable letter of credit不可撤销信用证

key letter编码键

light face letter细线体

lower case letters小写字体

management letter核数师致客户书

market letter商情报告书

master letter of credit主信用证

merchant's letter of credit商人信用证, 商人信用状

negotiable letter of credit可转让信用证[状]

night letter夜间电报

non-cumulative revolving letter of credit不可累积使用的循环信用证

open letters【刷】空心字体

open letter of credit无特殊条件的信用证

ornamental letter花式字母; 用图案装饰的字母(多用于章节之首)

packing letter of credit提前付款信用证

periodic letter of credit(循环信用证中对每一期间装运 最高额有限定的)周期信用证

postage due letter欠资信railway letter(s)[英]铁道邮递信件

reciprocal letter of credit对开信用证

red clause letter of credit红条款信用证[状]

registered letter挂号信

reminder letter催函

remittance letter汇款信

representation letter审计客户表白书

revocable letter of credit可撤销信用证

revolving letter of credit循环信用证

rush letter of credit速开信用证

sale letter销售信

sample size letter试样尺寸码

sample size code letter样本量字码

sea letter航海证, 海上通行证

sealed letter封口信件

shipper's letter of instruction装运指示

sight letter of credit即期信用状

simple block letter简单方形字码

small letters [cap's] 小写字体

specially negotiating bank letter of credit特别指定支付银行信用证

stand letter of credit备用信用证

stand-by letter of credit备用信用状, 保证备用状

steel letters钢字

straight letter of credit一次使 用信用证, 简明信用证

superior letters【刷】上标

swash letters【刷】花饰大写斜体字

terminal code letter收尾作用码

tied letter【刷】连字

time letter of credit远期信用证

transferable (assignable) letter of credit可转让信用证

transit letter兑现信托书

transit letter of credit转口信用证

traveller's letter of credit旅行信用状, 旅行者信用状

trust letter信托证

unassignable letter of credit不可转让的信用证

unconfirmed letter of credit不保兑信用证, 未确认信用状

undated letter无日期的信

upper-case letter上档字母, 大写字母

usance letter of credit迟期付款的信用证; 远期信用证

usance payment letter of credit远期信用证

vertical letters立体字

withdrawn letter撤回的信函

wood letters【刷】木刻活字

world-wide circular letter of credit世界流通的信用证

letter of abandonment委付书

letter of administration选定遗产管理人命令,管理遗产委托状

letter of advice(商业) 通告书

letter of allotment认股分配书

Letter of application申请书

Letter of appointment委任书

letter of assignment信用状转让书

letter of attorney授权书,委任书, 转让书

letter of authority委托拨款证

letter of cancellation解约书

letter of commitment委托书, 承诺书

letter of conservatorship法院发出的监护人证书

letter of credence国书

letter of credit信用证

letter of credit amount信用证金额

letter of credit at sight即期信用证

letter of credit ledger信用证总帐

letter of credit terms信用证条款

letter of credit with red clause红条款信用证

letter of delegation代理收款委托书

letter of deposit存款单, 证券寄存单

letter of explanation说明书

letter of guarantee信用保证书

letter of guarantee for production of bill of lading提货担保书

letter of hypothecation抵押证书

letter of identification身分证书

letter of indemnity(外贸)赔偿保证书

letter of indication印鉴证明书

letter of inquiry询价函件

letter of instruction(国内银行发给国外银行的)信用函通知书; 指示证

letter of intent意向书

letter of introduction介绍信

letter of lien设定抵押的文书, 留置权书

letter of marque捕押特许证

letter of notice通知单

letter of patent专利证书

letter of ratification批准书

letter of recall召回国书

letter of recommendation推荐书, 保荐书, 介绍书

letter of reference调查信; 保证书

letter of regret致歉信(致未被接收的入股申请人)

letter of remittance汇款书

letter of renunciation股份分配弃绝证书

letter of subrogation权益转让书

letter of testamentary遗嘱执行人授权书

letter of transmittal转送函

letter of undertaking担保书

英汉医学大词典:

Letter: n.左旋甲状腺素钠