dear mr. bennet

language: ja

definitions

  1. A formal salutation used at the beginning of a letter addressed specifically to a man named Mr. Bennet, most famously associated with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
    ja: ベネット氏へ
  2. A cultural reference used to evoke the formal tone of Regency-era literature or to humorously address a stoic, witty individual resembling the character Mr. Bennet.
    ja: 文学的典故

examples

  1. She began her correspondence with the words dear mr. bennet.

    彼女は「親愛なるベネット氏へ」という言葉で文通を始めた。

  2. He jokingly signed his email dear mr. bennet to sound sophisticated.

    彼は洗練された印象を与えるために、冗談めかしてメールの末尾に「親愛なるベネット氏」と署名した。