mid-15c., "commandment," noun use of adjective (mid-15c.) meaning "sent by superior authority," from Medieval Latin missivus "for sending, sent," especially in littera missiva "letters sent," from Latin missus, past participle of mittere "to send" (see mission).
双语例句
1. Weinstock's missive announced the abolition of all internal committees.
温斯托克在信中宣布解散所有内部委员会。
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2. The missive remains unwritten and unsent.
这件公文未写也未发出去.
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3. Missive . You send a one - way telepathic message to subject.
心灵短讯: 向目标送出一条 单向 的心灵短讯.
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4. Sure, sometimes it's perfectly acceptable to shoot off a short , all lowercase missive to a colleague.