epistolary

[US]/ɪ'pɪst(ə),lərɪ/
[UK]/ɪ'pɪstəlɛri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 书信的, 书信体的, 用书信的

Phrases & Collocations

epistolary novel

书信体小说

epistolary literature

书信体文学

Real-world Examples

It takes courage to adapt an epistolary novel for the screen, particularly one as psychologically complex as this one.

将一部书信体小说搬上银幕需要很大的勇气,尤其当涉及复杂的心理学,例如本片。

Source: The Economist - Arts

It bore only two notes and the morning journals, but he knew that within the week it would groan under its epistolary burden.

它只有两张便条和晨报, 但他知道一周之内它就会在书信的负担下呻吟。

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

So far it was easy to recognize the tone--from " Daddy-Long-Legs" and " Molly-Make-Believe, " sprightly and sentimental epistolary collections enjoying a vogue in the States.

到目前为止, 很容易认出其中的语气——来自“长腿爸爸” 和“假装莫莉” ,活泼而感伤的书信集在美国很流行。

Source: The Night's Gentle Embrace (Part 1)

His first thought was of some dark menace from abroad; then he reflected that he did not know her epistolary style, and that it might run to picturesque exaggeration.

他首先想到的是来自国外的某种黑暗威胁。然后他想,他不知道她的书信风格, 而且可能会夸大其词。

Source: The Age of Innocence (Part One)

There was no need to mess it up with bells and whistles, although I did add a number of epistolary interludes (passages from fictional books, a diary entry, letters, teletype bulletins) between narrative segments.

完全没必要画蛇添足给故事增加些闲笔杂音,但我的确在叙事间隙添加了一些书信断章(虚构的书中章节、一篇日记、几封信,还有电报公告)。

Source: Stephen King on Writing

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