名詞 epistle:

1. a specially long, formal letter
2. a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle

1. Her mother sends her a long epistle every week.
   母親每周給她寫(xiě)封長(zhǎng)信。

e.pis.tle

n.（名詞）
A letter, especially a formal one.See Synonyms at letter
書(shū)信：書(shū)信，尤指正式信件參見(jiàn) letter
A literary composition in the form of a letter.
書(shū)信體的文學(xué)作品
Epistle Abbr. Epis.,Epist.Bible
Epistle 縮寫(xiě) Epis.,Epist.【圣經(jīng)】
One of the letters included as a book in the New Testament.
使徒書(shū)信：在新約中當(dāng)作福音書(shū)收錄的書(shū)信
An excerpt from one of these letters, read as part of a religious service.
使徒書(shū)信節(jié)選：從使徒書(shū)信中選取的，作為宗教儀式或活動(dòng)的一部分來(lái)誦讀的一段

來(lái)源：
Middle English epistel
中古英語(yǔ) epistel
from Old French epistle
源自 古法語(yǔ) epistle
from Latin epistola
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) epistola
from Greek epistolô
源自 希臘語(yǔ) epistolô
from epistellein [to send a message to]
源自 epistellein [送信給]
epi- [epi-]
epi- [前綴，表.在…前.]
stellein [to send] * see stel-
stellein [送] *參見(jiàn) stel-