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

• Well," cried he, with that benevolent politeness which distinguished his salutation from the common civilities of the world," my Cavalier has attained his object.
  唉，”他喊道，他的口令是那样的慈爱殷勤，显然与一般人的普通招呼不同，“我的骑士到达目的地啦。
• The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
  我保罗亲笔问安。
• 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。
• 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。
• Besides, a memorandum does not need a salutation and complimentary close.
  另外，备忘录中通常不用称呼及结尾敬语。
• We usually begin a letter with a salutation.
  我们通常用称呼作为一封信的开头。
• 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。
• Jackson nodded a salutation
  杰克逊点头打招呼。
• They came in the silence of hunger, and scarce growled a salutation, but fell instantly to meat.
  他们饥肠辘辘，默默地几乎谁也不招呼谁，马上动手吃起肉来。
• 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。