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　

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’

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'.

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

Such is the salutation to the dawn.
这就是你对黎明的敬礼。
The boat tooted its whistle in salutation.
那条船鸣汽笛致意。
In the greeting Line dialog box, select the greeting line format, which includes the salutation, name format, and following punctuation.
在“问候语”对话框中，选择问候语格式，其中包含称呼、名称格式及其后的标点。
After hailing the morn with this second salutation, he threw a boot at the woman as a third.
他用这种致敬的方式问了早安之后，便把靴子向那女人掷去作为第三次问候。
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
我保罗亲笔问安。
Applaud in salutation properly when enjoying art performances or contests.
观看演出，比赛适度鼓掌致意。
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。
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。
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。