
correspondences
词源
源自中古法语 correspondence,由拉丁语 correspondentia(对应、一致)演变而来,由cor-(共同)和respondere(回答)组成。
noun
❶ 指信件、邮件等书面交流的集合,通常用于正式或商业场合的通信往来。
“The lawyer kept all the correspondences related to the case.”
(律师保留了与案件相关的所有通信记录。)
“We found important evidence in their email correspondences.”
(我们在他们的电子邮件往来中发现了重要证据。)
❶ 指两事物之间的相似性或关联性,常用于学术或数学领域表示对应关系。
“The study explores the correspondences between language and culture.”
(这项研究探讨了语言与文化之间的对应关系。)
“There are clear correspondences in the structure of these two theories.”
(这两种理论在结构上存在明显的对应关系。)
常见短语
in correspondence with — 表示与某人保持通信联系,或指某事物与另一事物存在对应关系。
“He has been in correspondence with the author for years.”
(他与这位作者保持通信往来已有多年。)
correspondence course — 指通过邮寄材料进行的远程教育课程,学员与教师通过书信或电子邮件交流。
“She completed a photography correspondence course last year.”
(她去年完成了一个摄影函授课程。)