salutation
英 [,s?lj?'te??(?)n]
美['s?lj?'te??n]
- n. 稱呼；問候；招呼；寒喧
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?salutations;
中文詞源
salutation 打招呼，致意
來自 salute,致意，打招呼，-ation,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- salutation (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French salutacion "greeting," from Latin salutationem (nominative salutatio) "a greeting, saluting," noun of action from past participle stem of salutare "to greet" (see salute (v.)). As a word of greeting (elliptical for "I offer salutation") it is recorded from 1530s. Related: Salutations.
雙語例句
- 1. The old man moved away, raising his hand in salutation.
- 老人一邊舉手致意一邊走遠了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Jackson nodded a salutation.
- 杰克遜點頭打招呼。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. When he saw the principal, he raised his hand in salutation.
- 他看到校長時舉手敬禮.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Try to avoid the too frequent use of such Latin words as juxtaposition, animadvert, salutation, recapitulate.
- 盡量不要經常使用這些拉丁詞語,比如juxtaposition, animadvert, salutation, recapitulate.
來自互聯網
- 5. Patroni waved his cigar in salutation and honked his horn twice.
- 佩特羅尼揮動雪茄表示敬意,并且按了兩下喇叭.
來自辭典例句