salutation

英 [ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn]

n.  招呼; 致意; 打招呼; 致意的动作; (信函中如Dear Sir之类的)称呼语

复数：salutations　

GRE

BNC.33246 / COCA.26613

牛津词典

noun

• 招呼；致意；打招呼；致意的动作
  something that you say to welcome or say hello to sb; the action of welcoming or saying hello to sb
• （信函中如Dear Sir之类的）称呼语
  the words that are used in a letter to address the person you are writing to, for example ‘Dear Sir’

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 招呼;致意
  Salutationor asalutationis a greeting to someone.
  1. Jackson nodded a salutation...
     杰克逊点头打招呼。
  2. The old man moved away, raising his hand in salutation.
     老人一边举手致意一边走远了。
• (书信开头的)称呼语
  Thesalutationof a letter is the phrase that is used at the beginning of it, such as 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Mr Rodd'.

英英释义

noun

• word of greeting used to begin a letter
• (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
  Synonym:greeting
• an act of honor or courteous recognition
  1. a musical salute to the composer on his birthday
  Synonym:salute

双语例句

• In one salutation to thee, my God, let all my senses spread out and touch this world at thy feet.
  在我向你合十膜拜之中，我的上帝，让我一切的感知都舒展在你的脚下，接触这个世界。
• This was a kind of salutation to the whole assembly.
  他是在对整个集体打招呼。
• The blogosphere has been inundated with people mocking the new salutation and proposing alternative greetings.
  博客世界里充满了人们对这种新问候语的嘲弄和其他供选择的问候语的建议。
• The initial parts of all formal addresses contain salutation and courteous references.
  众所周知，所有正式发言的开始部分都有致意和礼节性的内容。
• My best salutation are to them& who know me imperfect and love me.
  我最好的祝福要给那些人&知道我不完美却仍然爱我的人。
• They heard her voice raised in lively salutation.
  他们听到她抬高了嗓门欢快地同人打招呼。
• So what's an appropriate salutation for Americans?
  那么，对美国人而言，什么才是适当的问候语？
• Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
  爱，便是众天使向群星的膜拜。
• Never use "To Whom This May Concern" as a salutation; it's cold and impersonal.
  千万不要使用“有关人士”作为称谓，因为这样显得生硬和没有人情味。
• I made a salutation when I met jim.
  当我看见吉姆时，我跟他打了个招呼。