letter
gb/lˈɛtɚ/ us/lˈɛtɚ/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
Written or printed communication
A message that you write on paper and send to someone.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to write/send/receive [a letter]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'letter' with 'email' or 'note'. A 'letter' traditionally refers to something written on paper, though it can be typed and printed.
คำพ้องความหมาย
note (Usually shorter and less formal than a letter)
|
message (General term that can refer to written, spoken, or electronic communication)
คำตรงข้าม
phone call (Spoken communication instead of written)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
write a letter
|send a letter
|receive a letter
|love letter
|cover letter
หัวข้อ
communication
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I received a letter from my aunt yesterday.
- She wrote a letter to the company to complain about the service.
- He sent a love letter to his girlfriend.
- Please address the letter to the manager.
- The lawyer drafted a formal letter for the client.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I got a letter from my friend.
- She sent me a long letter.
- I wrote a letter to my teacher.
- He read the letter twice.
- We send letters to our family.
คำนาม
A1
entity
2
Symbol of the alphabet
A sign in the alphabet that shows one sound in writing.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the letter [A/Z/etc.]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'letter' with 'word'; a word is made up of letters.
คำพ้องความหมาย
character (Broader term that can also include symbols not part of an alphabet)
คำตรงข้าม
number (Represents quantity rather than a speech sound)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
capital letter
|small letter
|uppercase letter
|lowercase letter
|the letter A
หัวข้อ
language
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- B is the second letter of the English alphabet.
- Please write your name in capital letters.
- The word 'cat' has three letters.
- She taught the child how to form each letter.
- The password must contain at least one letter and one number.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- A is the first letter of the alphabet.
- My name starts with the letter M.
- We learn letters at school.
- This word has five letters.
- Write each letter clearly.
คำนาม
formal
B2
entity
3
Exact wording of a text
The exact words of a law or text, not its meaning or idea.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the letter of [the law/rules]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may not realize this is often used in contrast with 'spirit'. It is figurative but still common in formal use.
คำพ้องความหมาย
wording (Focuses on the choice and arrangement of words)
คำตรงข้าม
spirit (Refers to intended meaning rather than exact wording)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
the letter of the law
|follow to the letter
หัวข้อ
law
|language
|communication
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- The judge ruled according to the letter of the law.
- He followed her instructions to the letter.
- They obeyed the rules in letter but not in spirit.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We must follow the letter of the law.
- She did it to the letter.
- They keep the rules to the letter.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
letter
IPA
GB/lˈɛtɚ/
US/lˈɛtɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
let - ter (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (let)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: letter
- Plural: letters
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
letters
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
illiterate
adjective
illiteracy
noun
วลีและสำนวน
letter of the law
1/lˈɛtɚ əv ðə lˈɔ/
fixed phrase
formal
Exact words of a law
The exact words used in a law, not what they really mean or intend.
ตัวอย่าง
- He stuck to the letter of the law, even though it seemed unfair.
- Sometimes justice requires more than just following the letter of the law.
to the letter
1/tə ðə lˈɛtɚ/
idiom
Follow exactly as instructed
To do something exactly as you are told or as it is written.
ตัวอย่าง
- She followed the recipe to the letter and the cake turned out perfectly.
- The contract must be carried out to the letter.