missive

英 [ˈmɪsɪv]

美 [ˈmɪsɪv]

n.  信函; (尤指)长信，公函

复数：missives　

GRE

BNC.21830 / COCA.21170

牛津词典

noun

• 信函；（尤指）长信，公函
  a letter, especially a long or an official one

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 信件;函件
  Amissiveis a letter or other message that someone sends.
  1. ...the customary missive from your dear mother.
     你老母亲来的一封家信

英英释义

noun

• a written message addressed to a person or organization
  1. mailed an indignant letter to the editor
  Synonym:letter

双语例句

• Planning to do just that I mentioned the missive to a manager, who immediately advised me to resist the temptation to react.
  就在我打算这么干的时候，我向一位经理提到了这封信，他立即建议我抵住诱惑，不要做出反应。
• I wait now only for a package from London to finish this missive and have done with this book.
  我等候只有现在为一包裹从伦敦到完成这公文而且有完成了与这书。
• In this work, a real-time drop size measuring system consisting of a trans-missive optical fibre apparatus and an Apple-ⅱ microcomputer was developed.
  本文建立了一套由透射式光纤仪和AppleⅡ微机组成的滴径实时测量系统。
• The missive remains unwritten and unsent.
  这件公文未写也未发出去。
• Your missive, while complete in other regards, skirted the subject of cost.
  你的信件虽然在其他方面很周全，但却回避了成本问题。
• Whilst he was hastily packing together a few articles for his journey he glanced over a poor plain missive also lately come to hand-the one from Marian and Izz Huett, beginning
  他在急急忙忙收拾几件旅行用的随身物品的时候，又瞥了一眼也是最近收到的一封简单的信&那是玛丽安和伊茨寄来的，信的开头这样写道
• Can you read this missive, ducky?
  你能读出这信的内容吗，达克？
• This is yet another missive on my growing awareness of the complexities and challenges of the venture business.
  这是敝人所撰写的另外一篇有关风险行业复杂性和挑战的文章，借此谈谈敝人对此问题的进一步看法。
• In the simple, but plainly expressed missive the singer dubbed the Man in Black writes 'you're the object of my desire, the# 1 Earthly reason for my existence'.
  在这封简短但表达真挚的情书中，绰号为黑衣人的约翰尼-卡什写道：你是我渴望的对象，是我生存于世的唯一理由。
• Sure, sometimes it's perfectly acceptable to shoot off a short, all lowercase missive to a colleague.
  诚然，偶尔辰给某个同事发去一封全是小写字母的简短信件完全可以接管。