lettering

名词 lettering:

1. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
   同义词：inscription

动词 letter:

1. win an athletic letter
   同义词：letter
2. set down or print with letters
   同义词：letter
3. mark letters on or mark with letters
   同义词：letter

1. It's the first/only letter I've had in 10 days.
   这是我10天中收到的第一封[唯一的一封]信。
2. She dashed off two letters in thirty minutes.
   她在30分钟内写好了两封信。
3. The sign was no longer legible because much of the lettering had worn away.
   这块招牌已看不清楚，因为大部分字已磨掉了。
4. The lettering on the gravestone was badly worn and almost illegible.
   墓碑上的文字已严重磨损难以辨认。
5. The art or act of decorating a text, a page, or an initial letter with ornamental designs, miniatures, or lettering.
   彩饰，图案花饰用装饰图案、小型画或字母对书籍、书页或开头字母进行装饰的艺术或行为

let.ter.ing

n.（名词）
The act, process, or art of forming letters.
刻字，写字，印字：形成字母的行为、过程或艺术
Letters inscribed, as on a sign.
雕刻字，手写字，印刷字：刻印的字，如标牌上的