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Sir Dear Letter Formal Man Writing 英[Sɜ:(R 美[Sɚ

单词 sir
音标
英[sɜ:(r)] 美[sɚ]
解释
n.先生;(用于姓名前)爵士;(中小学生对男教师的称呼)先生;老师;
例句

N-VOC
(对不知其姓名的男士或上级的尊称)先生,长官
People sometimes say sir as a very formal and polite way of addressing a man whose name they do not know or a man of superior rank. For example, a shop assistant might address a male customer as sir .
例:Excuse me sir, but would you mind telling me what sort of car that is?...先生,请您告诉我那是什么类型的车好吗?
例:Good afternoon to you, sir.下午好,先生。

N-TITLE
(用于爵士或准男爵的姓名前)爵士
Sir is the title used in front of the name of a knight or baronet.
例:She introduced me to Sir Tobias and Lady Clarke.她把我引见给了托拜厄斯爵士和克拉克夫人。

CONVENTION
(正式信函或商务信函开头的称呼语)先生,阁下(写信给某组织时使用 Dear sirs)
You use the expression Dear sir at the beginning of a formal letter or a business letter when you are writing to a man. You use Dear sirs when you are writing to an organization.
例:Dear Sir, Your letter of the 9th October has been referred to us.尊敬的先生,您 10 月 9 日的来信已转交我处。
变形
pl:sirs~

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