missive
missive — 名詞
- missivesingular
- missivesplural
1. a written message that one person sends to another, usually in formal language a
正式信函
正式、篇幅長的書面訊息
a written message that one person sends to another, usually in formal language and often several pages long
Tariq received a long missive from the city council about the new building rules.
Tariq 收到市議會寄來的一封長篇信函，內容關於新建築規定。
Mira sat down at her desk and read the missive from her grandfather twice.
Mira 在書桌前坐下，把祖父的來信從頭到尾讀了兩遍。
The ambassador's missive to the foreign ministry filled six pages.
大使給外交部的正式信函長達六頁。
A missive from the palace arrived early that morning, sealed with red wax.
一封來自皇宮的信函一早送達，封口蓋著紅色蠟印。
Ezra handed the missive to his lawyer without saying a single word.
Ezra 把信函遞給律師，一句話也沒說。
- letter
the everyday equivalent; neutral in register, can be casual or formal
- dispatch
more urgent and typically military, diplomatic, or journalistic
- epistle
even more literary or archaic; often used humorously today
- communiqué
strictly official, usually a public statement from a government or organisation
用法筆記
Used mainly in formal or literary writing. In everyday conversation, speakers would simply say 'letter' or 'message'.