1650s, from French épistolaire, from Late Latin epistolarius "of or belonging to letters," from Latin epistola "a letter, a message" (see epistle). In Middle English as a noun (early 15c.), "book containing epistles read in the Mass," from Medieval Latin epistolarium.
雙語例句
1. It's written in epistolary form.
它是用書信體寫成的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The Color Purple ( 1982 ) is an epistolary novel featuring on women characterization.
《紫色》是一部以刻劃女性形象為特色的書信體小說.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. The novel adopts an epistolary form and depicts vivid and larger - than - life characters.
小說采用書信體刻畫了栩栩如生、個性鮮明的人物形象.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. All postal operators recognise, however, that the epistolary habit has taken a hit from the internet.