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    man of letters

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Literature
    ˌman of ˈletters noun (plural men of letters) [countable]  ALa male writer, especially one who writes novels or writes about literature 文人，作家〔尤指小说家或文学评论家〕
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    man of letters• A man of letters, a man of love and a man of lies.• We regret to announce the death of a distinguished man of letters.• This was not the relaxed professionalism of the man of letters, but the stringent new professionalism of the academy.• The man of letters and the maiden aunt.
    ˌman of ˈletters nounChineseSyllable
    writes one who a male writer, Corpus especially


    man of letters
    ˌman of ˈletters noun (plural men of letters) [countable]
    a male writer, especially one who writes novels or writes about literature


    man of lettersBrE /ˌmæn əv ˈletəz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmæn əv ˈletərz/ 🔊 nouna man who is a writer, or who writes about literature 文人；作家