pistle

发音

UK /ˈpɪsl̩/
US /ˈpɪs(ə)l/

词形变化

pistles 复数 pistles pistles 三单 pistling 现在分词 pistled 过去式 pistled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of epistle.

    古体 废旧
  2. 2.

    A story conveyed verbally.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To write about (someone or something) in, or in the form of, a letter.

    废旧 罕用 及物

词源

The noun is derived from Middle English pistel, pistle (“letter; epistle”) [and other forms], from Old English pistol (“letter, epistle”), an aphetic form of epistol, epistola, from Latin epistola (“letter, epistle; literary work in letter form”): see further at epistle. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates Scots pistil, pistle

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