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correspondence

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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cor·re·spon·dence /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns $ ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːn-, ˌkɑː-/ ●○○ AWL noun [uncountable]  1 TCMthe letters that someone sends and receives, especially official or business letters 信件,函件〔尤指公函或商业信函〕 A secretary came in twice a week to deal with his correspondence. 一个秘书每个星期来两次处理他的信件。2 TCMWRITEthe process of sending and receiving letters 通信,通信联系 The magazine is unable to enter into any correspondence on medical matters. 本杂志无法答复有关医学方面的来信。(be in) correspondence with somebody He had been in correspondence with her for several years before they finally met. 他和她通信多年,最后终于见面了。 All correspondence between us must cease. 我们之间的所有通信必须停止。3 CONNECTED WITHa relationship or connection between two or more ideas or facts 关系;联系correspondence between There was no correspondence between the historical facts and Johnson’s account of them. 约翰逊的叙述和历史事实没有关联。
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correspondenceWhy do they express contempt for any correspondence theories of epistemology that involve attentive engagement with the real?Your fax should include copies of any correspondence you have received from our office.And so began a long correspondence and a friendship with his distant cousin in Paris.Finally, the findings are not necessarily consistent with each other, although substantial areas of correspondence exist.Tin-plate models continue to provide a mass of correspondence.Our concern in this section is merely to consider what use could be made today of correspondence for sociological purposes.Unfortunately, Practically Speaking can not enter into personal correspondence on any topic - all correspondence must be conducted via Practically Speaking.I start my day by reading correspondence and scribbling replies.The biography is based on Marx's correspondence with Engels over 40 years.In theory, she studied domestic science - dressmaking and cooking - and took a pitman's correspondence and typing course.He picked up the correspondence and miscellaneous papers in the in-tray and quickly scanned the contents.It is only a pity your correspondence can't be read by the Palace.(be in) correspondence with somebodyBhakti Yoga is the way of emotion and devotion and love and correspondence with the mystic way.In his correspondence with Theo he suddenly dropped his role of wise counsellor and turned into a beggar.Sometimes the pronunciation of the phonetic element has no point of correspondence with the actual pronunciation of the whole character.In a sense the inclusion of an implied term of correspondence with description is a little surprising.After Geneva, Reagan had established an informal personal correspondence with the Soviet leader.Prolonged correspondence with the Department of the Environment revealed that there were no plans for restoration.Holmes, the grandfather of realism, maintained a remarkable correspondence with Laski.There was correspondence with the family.correspondence betweenThere is a one-to-one correspondence between sound and alphabetical symbol in Spanish.
From Longman Business Dictionarycorrespondencecor‧re‧spon‧dence /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənsˌkɔːrəˈspɑːn-, ˌkɑː-/ noun [uncountable]1letters exchanged between people, especially business or official lettersAny correspondence concerning the inquiry should be sent to Mr Alan Wood. commercial correspondence2the process of sending and receiving lettersDetails eventually were given after correspondence with the Western Board.
cor·re·spon·dence nounChineseSyllable
or receives, business official Corpus that someone the sends Business especially and letters


correspondence
correspondence AC /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns, ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndəns $ ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːn-, ˌkɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
1. the letters that someone sends and receives, especially official or business letters:
    A secretary came in twice a week to deal with his correspondence.
2. the process of sending and receiving letters:
    The magazine is unable to enter into any correspondence on medical matters.
    (be in) correspondence with somebody
    He had been in correspondence with her for several years before they finally met.
    All correspondence between us must cease.
3. a relationship or connection between two or more ideas or facts
    correspondence between
    There was no correspondence between the historical facts and Johnson’s account of them.


cor·res·pond·ence AW BrE /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/ 🔊, /ˌkɑːrəˈspɑːndəns/ 🔊 noun (formal) [uncountable] ~ (with sb) the letters a person sends and receives 来往信件;往来书信personal/private correspondence 私人来往信件The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject. 编辑欢迎读者有关任何问题的来信。🔊🔊the correspondence column/page (= in a newspaper) 读者来信专栏/版面Jane Austen's correspondence with her sister简 · 奥斯汀与她姐姐的往来信件 [uncountable, countable] ~ (with sb) the activity of writing letters 通信;通信联系I refused to enter into any correspondence (= to exchange letters) with him about it. 我拒绝就此问题与他通信联系。🔊🔊We have been in correspondence for months. 我们通信几个月了。🔊🔊We kept up a correspondence for many years. 我们保持了很多年的通信联系。🔊🔊 [countable, uncountable] ~ (between A and B) a connection between two things; the fact of two things being similar 相关;相似There is a close correspondence between the two extracts. 这两段摘录如出一辙。🔊🔊