商业英文书信中所使用的词语

 　　（1）贵函

　　Your letter; Your favour; your esteemed² letter; Your esteemed favour; Your valued letter; Your valued favour; Your note; Your communication; Your greatly esteemed letter; Your very friendly note; Your friendly advice; Yours.

　　（2）本信，本函

　　Our (my) letter; Our (my) respects; Ours (mine); This letter; these lines; The present.

　　（3）前函

　　The last letter; The last mail; The last post; the last communication; The last respects （自己的信）; The last favour（来信）

　　（4）次函

　　The next letter; The next mail; The next communication; The letter following; the following.

　　（5）贵函发出日期

　　Your letter of (the) 5th May; Your favour dated (the) 5th June; Yours of the 3rd July; Yours under date (of) the 5th July; Your letter bearing date 5th July; Your favour of even date(AE); Your letter of yesterday; Your favour of yesterday's date; Your letter dated yesterday.

　　（6）贵方来电、电传及传真

　　Your telegram; Your wire; Your cablegram（从国外）; Your coded wire（密码电报）; Your code message; Your cipher³ telegram; Your wireless⁴ telegram; Your TELEX⁵; Your Fax.

　　（7）贵方电话

　　Your telephone message; Your phone message; Your telephonic communication; Your telephone call; Your ring.

　　（8）通知

　　(Noun)

　　Advice; Notice; Information; Notification; Communication; A report; News; Intelligence; Message.

　　(Verb)（通知，告知）

　　To communicate (a fact) to; To report (a fact) to...on; To apprise⁶ (a person) of; To let (a person) know; To acquaint (a person) with; To intimate (a fact) to; To send word; to send a message; To mail a notice; to write (a person) information; To give notice（预告）; To break a news to（通知坏消息）; To announce（宣布）.

　　（9）回信

　　(Noun)

　　An answer; A reply; A response.

　　(Verb)

　　To answer; To reply; To give a reply; To give one's answer; To make an answer; To send an answer; To write in reply; To answer one's letter.

　　（特此回信）

　　Reply to; Answering to; In answer to; In reply to; In response to.

　　（等候回信）

　　To await an answer; To wait for an answer.

　　（收到回信）

　　To get an answer; To favour one with an answer; To get a letter answered.

　　（10）收讫，收到

　　(Noun)

　　Receipt（收到）; A receipt（收据）; A receiver（领取人，取款人）; A recipient（收款人）

　　(Verb)

　　To receive; To be in receipt of; To be to (at) hand; To come to hand; To be in possesion of; To be favoured with; To get; To have; To have before (a person); To make out a receipt（开出收据）; To acknowledge receipt（告知收讫）.

　　（11）确认

　　To confirm; Confirming; Confirmation⁷; In Confirmation of（为确认……,为证实……）; A letter of confirmation（确认函或确认书）

　　（12）高兴，愉快，欣慰

　　To have the pleasure to do; To have the pleasure of doing; To have pleasure to do; to have pleasure in (of) doing; To take (a) pleasure in doing (something); To take pleasure in doing (something); To be pleased to (with)(by); to be delighted at (in)(with); To be glad to (of)(about); To be rejoiced in (at).

　　（13）随函附件

　　Enclose; Inclose.

　　（14）迅速，立刻

　　Urgently; Promptly⁹; Immediately; With all speed; At once; With dispatch; With all despatch¹⁰; With the quickest possible despatch; With the least possible delay; As soon as possible; As quickly as possible; As promptly as possible; At one's earliest convenience; At the earliest possible moment; At an early date; Without delay; Without loss of time; Immediately on receipt of this letter; By express messenger; By Special messenger; By special delivery; By express letter.

　　（15）回信

　　By return; By return of post; By return of mail; By return of air-mail.

　　（16）依照

　　According to; Agreeably to; Conformably to; pursuant to; In accordance with; In conformity¹¹ with (to); In obedience¹² to; In deference¹³ to; In compliance¹⁴ with; In agreement with; In pursuance of.

　　（17）就……，关于

　　About; Regarding; Concerning; As to; As regards; With regard to; In regard to;(of); Respecting; Relative to; Anent; In connection with; Referring to; With reference to; In reference to; Re.

　　（18）期满到期及应付之款

　　To be due; To fall due (become) due（日期将到）; Duly（正时，及时）；In due Course （依照顺序）.

　　(19)（每个，按照，通过）

　　Per(=by, through) rail.(post,mail,steamer)（通过铁路，邮政，轮船）

　　Per pro⁸.= by proxy¹⁵ （由代理）

　　Per annum （=yearly，每年）

　　Per mensem (=monthly,每月)

　　Per diem [daiem] (=daily,每日)

　　Per man, per capital (=per head,依照人数，每一人）

　　Per piece （每一个，每一件）

　　（20）表示抱歉（冒昧做了某事）

　　To take the liberty of doing something; To take the liberty to do something; To take the liberty in doing something.

　　（21）甚感遗憾，请包涵

　　To regret; To be sorry; To be chagrined¹⁶; To be mortified¹⁷; To be vexed¹⁸; To regret to say; To be sorry to say; To one's regret; To feel a great regret for; To express regret; To be regretted; To be a matter for regret; To be regrettable; To be deplorable.

　　（22）（我们）对于……甚感荣幸

　　To have the honour of doing (being); To have the honour to do (be); To do one (oneself) the honour of doing (being); To esteem¹ (regard) it as a high honour to do (be); To appreciate the honour to do (be); To feel honoured to do (be); To owe one a debt of honour to do (be); To be honoured with doing (being) something; To honour one with doing (being) something.

　　（23）请

　　Please; Kindly¹⁹; be good enough; Be kind enough; Have the kindness.

　　（24）感谢，衷心感谢等

　　To thank; To be (feel) thankful; To be (feel) grateful; To be obliged; To be indebted; To esteem (it) a favour (privilege); To give (tender, return) one's thanks; To express one's gratitude²⁰ (appreciation); To tender one's sincere thanks for; To be overwhelmed with gratitude.

　　（25）请照顾等

　　(Noun)（请吩咐）

　　Command; Order; Service

　　(Verb)（服务）

　　To command; To order; To serve; To be at one's service; To render service to one; To do one a service; To be of service to one.

1 esteem   

n.尊敬，尊重；vt.尊重，敬重；把…看作

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。

2 esteemed   

adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 )；敬重；认为；以为

参考例句：

• The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 cipher   

n.零；无影响力的人；密码

参考例句：

• All important plans were sent to the police in cipher.所有重要计划均以密码送往警方。
• He's a mere cipher in the company.他在公司里是个无足轻重的小人物。

4 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

5 telex   

n.用户电报，直通专用电传

参考例句：

• I shall send you the information by telex.我将用电传把这一信息给你传来。
• He rushed in with an urgent telex from Hong Kong.他手里拿着一份香港发来的紧急电传冲了进来。

6 apprise   

vt.通知，告知

参考例句：

• He came to apprise us that the work had been successfully completed.他来通知我们工作已胜利完成。
• We must apprise them of the dangers that may be involved.我们必须告诉他们可能涉及的危险。

7 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

8 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

9 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

10 despatch   

n./v.(dispatch)派遣；发送；n.急件；新闻报道

参考例句：

• The despatch of the task force is purely a contingency measure.派出特遣部队纯粹是应急之举。
• He rushed the despatch through to headquarters.他把急件赶送到总部。

11 conformity   

n.一致，遵从，顺从

参考例句：

• Was his action in conformity with the law?他的行动是否合法？
• The plan was made in conformity with his views.计划仍按他的意见制定。

12 obedience   

n.服从，顺从

参考例句：

• Society has a right to expect obedience of the law.社会有权要求人人遵守法律。
• Soldiers act in obedience to the orders of their superior officers.士兵们遵照上级军官的命令行动。

13 deference   

n.尊重，顺从；敬意

参考例句：

• Do you treat your parents and teachers with deference?你对父母师长尊敬吗？
• The major defect of their work was deference to authority.他们的主要缺陷是趋从权威。

14 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

15 proxy   

n.代理权，代表权；（对代理人的）委托书；代理人

参考例句：

• You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委托他人代你投票。
• We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。

16 chagrined   

adj.懊恼的，苦恼的v.使懊恼，使懊丧，使悔恨( chagrin的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I was most chagrined when I heard that he had got the job instead of me. 当我听说是他而不是我得到了那份工作时懊恼极了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was [felt] chagrined at his failure [at losing his pen]. 他为自己的失败 [遗失钢笔] 而感到懊恼。 来自辞典例句

17 mortified   

v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 )；伤害（人的感情）；克制；抑制（肉体、情感等）

参考例句：

• She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said. 她意识到自己的每句话都被他听到了，直羞得无地自容。
• The knowledge of future evils mortified the present felicities. 对未来苦难的了解压抑了目前的喜悦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 vexed   

adj.争论不休的；（指问题等）棘手的；争论不休的问题；烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 )；使苦恼；使生气；详细讨论

参考例句：

• The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls. 会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
• He was vexed at his failure. 他因失败而懊恼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

19 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

20 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。