epistolary

英 [ɪ'pɪstələri] 美 [ɪ'pɪstəleri]

• adj. 书信的；用书信的；书信体的

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 书信体的，书信的
2. 适于（写）书信的
3. 用书信的，用书信表达的
4. 尺牍的，尺牍体的
5. 包含于书信中的，用书信进行的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence;

   "an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs"
   "the epistolatory novel"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. All postal operators recognise, however, that the epistolary habit has taken a hit from the internet.
   然而所有邮政运营商均意识到，书信传统已经受到互联网的冲击。
2. The novel itself is an epistolary, written entirely in letters by its cast of characters, though Dracula himself is revealed only through the impressions of others.
   这部小说本身是由主演以书信的形式记录的，虽然吸血鬼本身只能通过其他人想象才能显示出来。

经典引文

• Some writers adapt themselves to their correspondents, even to the extent of changing their epistolary style.

  出自： H. Acton

词汇搭配

• epistolary novel 书信体小说

近反义词

【近义词】

• epistolatory 书信的