epistolary
adjective uk/ɪˈpɪstəl.ər.i/ us/ɪˈpɪs.təl.er.i/
formal书信体的
involving or consisting of letter writing
She wrote an epistolary novel. 她写了一部书信体小说。
They had an epistolary relationship. 他们有书信往来。
religion specialized使徒书信的
in or relating to one of the letters written to the early Christians by the apostles (= the first men who believed in Jesus Christ)
the epistolary part of the New Testament 新约书信
This paper examines the epistolary forms of 1 Corinthians. 本文分析《哥林多前书》的书信文体。
See: epistle
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- They've published their epistolary relationship in a book.
- Woven throughout the film are poignant epistolary reflections of life before the war.
- The first story takes the epistolary form.