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.
双语例句
1. It's written in epistolary form.
它是用书信体写成的。
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2. The Color Purple ( 1982 ) is an epistolary novel featuring on women characterization.
《紫色》是一部以刻划女性形象为特色的书信体小说.
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3. The novel adopts an epistolary form and depicts vivid and larger - than - life characters.
小说采用书信体刻画了栩栩如生、个性鲜明的人物形象.
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4. All postal operators recognise, however, that the epistolary habit has taken a hit from the internet.
