Missive

(n.) Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive.

(n.) Missile.

(n.) That which is sent; a writing containing a message.

(n.) One who is sent; a messenger.

录入:威廉敏娜

• How fond she is of me, George said, as he perused the missive--and Gad, what a headache that mixed punch has given me! 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• And this authentic missive was despatched under cover to Miss Briggs. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• She took up the black-edged missive, and having read it, she jumped up from the chair, crying Hurray! 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Having dispatched which missive, Mr. Copperfield fell into a condition of strong nervous agitation; and so remained until the day arrived. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• The missive may be fastened to the wing or the tail, and must be quite small and attached so as not to interfere with the bird’s flight. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• There is no record of the reception of this missive, and presumably it went unanswered. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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