in letters: in literature as a whole
上面是课本上单词表里的解释。
我实在是查不到这个词组in letters
举小白旗
English/American/German etc letters
PLURAL
FORMAL
the study of the literature of a particular country or language
e.g., a major figure in English letters
来源：朗文 5++
楼主总是执迷于课本或者老师的“权威”，恐成语言学习最大的绊脚石啊
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我在上专业课啊哥，要考试的（摇旗
那楼主把那些权威所言的死记硬背下来好咯，何必在这里发帖
literature as a whole 不就letters其中一個義項？
in letters可以是在一堆信件中，也可以是在文學界中。
韋氏高階
letters : literature
She’s well-known in the field of English letters.
ODE
(letters)A legal or formal document.
(letters)Literature
Vincent van Gogh’s life in letters.梵高在文學界中的生活？當然不是!梵高是個畫家，理應是梵高在書信中的生活。
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How do you write 8 in letters? eight
The pronouns present in the text are marked in bold letters(Including “letters” is not incorrect, but omitting it is more common.)
a major figure in English letters (literature as a whole)
Vincent van Gogh: A life in letters
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ODE Living Online
lerrer
5.A style of typeface.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online(2020)
letter
5.a: a single piece of type
b: a style of type
这两本排版精美，僻义都有收录，词源皆有考查。
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letters 這個用語，相關詞是 belles-lettres (‘refined literature’)
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