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

• Can you read this missive, ducky?
  你能读出这信的内容吗，达克？
• Mercury will send a sparkling missive to Uranus, planet of surprise, and this time the surprises you get will be ones you'll find completely captivating.
  水星将会发出封闪闪发光的信件到达天王星，这是惊喜的标志，而且这次收到的惊喜将会是在你看来非常非常迷人的。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• Today's missive is about supply constraints.
  今天很大篇幅会讲到供应方面。
• On Functional Differences between Missive and Official and Written Reply
  谈函与批复功能的区别
• The missive remains unwritten and unsent.
  这件公文未写也未发出去。
• This new moon sends a gorgeous missive to Neptune ( very positively), so you could become quite inspired by someone you meet this month.
  这个新月发出美好的信号到海王星（非常正面的），所以你会因为在这月遇到的人而会变得倍受鼓舞的。
• 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。