| 词汇 | billet-doux |
| 释义 | billet-doux noun[ C ] literaryuk /ˌbɪl.eɪˈduː/ us /ˌbɪl.eɪˈduː/pluralbillets-douxuk /ˌbɪl.eɪˈduː/ us /ˌbɪl.eɪˈduː/ a love letter情书 Letters, notes and cards aerogramme air letter chain letter Christmas card compliments slip correspondence greetings card handbill hate mail invitation invite junk mail love letter poison-pen letter postcard PPS PS round robin RSVP wire He now felt not disinclined to take up the neglected billet-doux. He broke the seal and read. I sent her three or four billets-doux every day, and received as many. Nothing but billets-doux were found in his writing-case. The sexton who emptied it of its contents found in it more than fifty sequins, and several billets-doux, to the great scandal of the weaker brethren. This billet-doux was sealed and despatched, and in due time brought an acceptance. Examples of billet-douxbillet-doux He was perusing a billet-doux written in a lady's hand. From Project Gutenberg She had never seen him—but she had heard of moonlight walks and tender billet-doux. From Project Gutenberg She accordingly sent him a little billet-doux intimating her wishes in the most agreeable language. From Project Gutenberg Doves never bore choicer billet-doux beneath their wings. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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