English Dictionary

green-ink letter

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌɡɹiːn.ɪŋk ˈlɛtə/

名詞

イギリス英語

(chiefly Britain) A letter written to a newspaper editor, politician, etc., expressing eccentric views; such a letter is often stereotyped as being handwritten in green ink, characterized by the frequent use of capital letters and underlining, and lengthy.

日本語の意味

（主に英国）新聞の編集者や政治家などに宛てられる、奇抜な意見を表明する手紙。しばしば手書きで、緑色のインクが使われ、大文字や下線が多用され、長文になるという特徴がある。

The columnist dismissed the green-ink letter as the rambling work of a well-meaning eccentric.

そのコラムニストは、その新聞の編集者宛ての風変わりな投書を、善意のある変わり者の支離滅裂な文章だと一蹴した。

意味（1）

(chiefly Britain) A letter written to a newspaper editor, politician, etc., expressing eccentric views; such a letter is often stereotyped as being handwritten in green ink, characterized by the frequent use of capital letters and underlining, and lengthy.

green-ink letters （ plural ）