correspondence

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correspondence /ˌkorəˈspɑːndəns/ noun

plural correspondences

correspondence

/ˌkorəˈspɑːndəns/

noun

plural correspondences

Learner's definition of CORRESPONDENCE

: the activity of writing letters or e-mails to someone书信往来；通信

[noncount]

They communicated by telephone and correspondence.他们通过电话和信件交流。
E-mail correspondence has become extremely important for modern businesses.电子邮件往来对现代商务而言已变得极为重要。

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The two men began a correspondence that would continue throughout their lives.这两个男人开始了书信往来，并一直延续了一生。

[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。
A formal tone is always used in business correspondence.在商务信函中总是使用正式语气。
I have a pile of correspondence [=letters from people] on my desk.我书桌上有一堆信件。

: a direct relationship to or with something or between two things对应关系；相关

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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。
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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Sometimes there are few correspondences between spelling and pronunciation.有时拼写和发音几乎不相关。

: the fact of being similar or equal to something相似

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The degree of correspondence between the two texts is startling. [=it is startling to see how closely they resemble each other]这两篇文章的相似度令人吃惊。

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