epistolary

a. 书信的, 用书信进行的, 书信体的

发音

UK /ɪˈpɪst(ə)ˌl(ə)ɹi/
UK /ɛ-/
UK /ə-/
UK /ɛpɪˈstɒləɹi/
US /ɪˈpɪstəˌlɛɹi/
其它
US /ˌɛpəˈstɑləɹi/

词形变化

epistolaries 复数 epistolaries more epistolary 比较级 most epistolary 最高级

别名

epistolar

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.

    宗教
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.

  2. 2.

    Carried on by written correspondence.

    an epistolary relationship

  3. 3.

    In the manner of written correspondence.

    epistolary style

    an epistolary novel

    Bram Stoker's novel Dracula (1897) is written in epistolary style.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

epistolatory

近义相关 1

informal

词源

1627, from Latin epistolārius, from epistola (“letter”) (English epistle) + -ārius, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ) from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “to send a message”) from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “to prepare, send”). For the noun, compare Middle English pistelarie and Old English pistelari, both from Medieval Latin epistolārium, possibly via an unattested *epistelari, *epistolarie.

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