a person who writes letters to a person or a newspaper, especially on a regular basis (尤指有规律的)通信者;(报纸)通讯员 she wasn't much of a correspondent. 她是个懒于写信的人。 ■[often with adj. or noun modifier]a person employed to report for a newspaper or broadcasting organization, typically on a particular subject from a particular country (报纸,电台)(尤指写某一专题或驻某一国家的)记者 a cricket correspondent. 板球运动记者。
adjective
corresponding 对应的;相应的
语源
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French correspondant or medieval Latin correspondent- 'corresponding', from the verb correspondere (see correspond)