Missive
['mɪsɪv]
解釋/意思:
(n.) Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive.
(n.) Missile.
(n.) That which is sent; a writing containing a message.
(n.) One who is sent; a messenger.
錄入:威廉敏娜
同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. To be sent, fit for sending.[2]. Missile, to be thrown.
n. Letter.
編輯:罗比
解釋/意思:
adj. that may be sent: intended to be thrown or hurled.—n. that which is sent as a letter: (Shak.) messenger: (pl. Scots law) letters sent between two parties in which one makes an offer and the other accepts it.
丹尼尔編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- How fond she is of me, George said, as he perused the missive--and Gad, what a headache that mixed punch has given me! 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- And this authentic missive was despatched under cover to Miss Briggs. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- She took up the black-edged missive, and having read it, she jumped up from the chair, crying Hurray! 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Having dispatched which missive, Mr. Copperfield fell into a condition of strong nervous agitation; and so remained until the day arrived. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The missive may be fastened to the wing or the tail, and must be quite small and attached so as not to interfere with the bird’s flight. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- There is no record of the reception of this missive, and presumably it went unanswered. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
艾格尼丝編輯