correspondence /ˌkorəˈspɑːndəns/ noun plural correspondences
plural correspondences
Learner's definition of CORRESPONDENCE
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: the activity of writing letters or e-mails to someone书信往来;通信 [noncount]
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2
[noncount] : the letters or e-mails that people write to each other书信;往来信件 -
A book of the author's personal correspondence was published early last year.作者的个人书信集于去年年初出版了。
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A formal tone is always used in business correspondence.在商务信函中总是使用正式语气。
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I have a pile of correspondence [=letters from people] on my desk.我书桌上有一堆信件。
3
: a direct relationship to or with something or between two things对应关系;相关 [noncount]
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Note the correspondence of each number to a location on the map.注意每个数字跟地图上位置的对应关系。
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Sometimes there is little correspondence between the way a word is spelled and the way it is pronounced in English.有时英语单词的拼写方式跟其发音几乎不相关。
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: the fact of being similar or equal to something相似 [noncount]
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