| 单词 | man of letters |
| 释义 | man of letters noun[C] formaluk/ˌmæn əv ˈlet.əz/us/ˌmæn əv ˈlet̬.ɚz/a man, usually awriter, whoknowsa lot aboutliterature 文人；作家Experts and specialists
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: People who write for work or pleasure Examplesofman of lettersman of letters Once he established himself as amanofletters, he adopted other pseudonyms to conceal his incursion into doubtful fictional genres. From theCambridge English Corpus How then is the progressive politics of thismanoflettersunderstood in relation to his literary works? From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, the prototype of the truth seeker as amanoflettersor savant is still with us. From theCambridge English Corpus In this condition he decides that he must give up the ministry and take on the socially ambiguous but still potentially more securely middle-class role of themanofletters. From theCambridge English Corpus If the spectre of themanoflettersas bourgeois hero has come to haunt autobiography, so might those perennial questions about the nature of the self. From theCambridge English Corpus I shall deal with the 1 million extra pensioners if this distinguishedmanofletterswill keep his mouth shut for one minute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was amanofletters—an author whose novels and other works reflected that same graceful urbanity that characterised his elegance of dress and manner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 And beyond all that he was a scholar and amanofletters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is a man of great experience, amanoflettersand of law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Being a writer, was not a priority for him; he saw himself as amanofletters, and his letters show all his correspondent qualities. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had a circle of devoted friends and was recognized as a top-ranking moralist andmanofletters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was then put on half-pay, and took on the role ofmanofletters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was a known orator and amanofletters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His resources were still limited, but he flattered himself in the expectation that he might earn a subsistence as amanofletters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was amanoflettersand a knight, concerned for both the spiritual and saecular health of his underlings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.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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