For example, the English words "rip" and "lip" differ by a single phoneme, one corresponding to the letter "r" and the other to the letter "l."(以英語單詞中的“rip”和“lip”為例，兩者僅一個音素之差，即前者和字母“r”相關，后者和字母“l”相關。)

I've given you an outline to the letter of Hebrews.(我已經給了你們《希伯來書》的提綱。)

And we should certainly carry out these plans to the letter.(并且我們一定要嚴格執行這些計劃。)

The UWSA did not respond to the letter immediately.(佤聯軍對該信并未立即作出回應。)

But some of the apparent signatories later denied putting their name to the letter.(但是，一些表面上簽字的議員后來否認在信上簽自己的名字。)

They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.(他們堅持嚴守法律的字面意義。)

I put a lighted match to the letter and watched it burn.(我劃了根火柴點著了那封信，然后看著它燃燒。)

When it comes to the letter grade on your test or homework, you might notice that there is no letter. Have you ever thought about why that is so?(當涉及到你的考試或家庭作業的字母分數時，你可能會注意到沒有字母。你想過為什么會這樣嗎？)

The White House argued that Arizona's laws conflicted with its enforcement priorities, even if state laws complied with federal statutes to the letter.(白宮認為，亞利桑那州的法律與執法優先性相沖突，盡管該州法律嚴格遵守聯邦法規。)

In general, though, I wonder if sun-while abiding to the letter of the law-isn't violating the spirit of the law (of open source and community).(總之，我想知道Sun—雖然一直將法律放在首位—是否沒有違反法律精神(開放源碼和社區方面)。)