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

• Without speaking or giving any kind of salutation, Martin went out, closing the door silently behind him.
  马丁一言不发，也没有打什么招呼，就走了出去，悄悄地随手关上了门。
• I made a salutation when I met jim.
  当我看见吉姆时，我跟他打了个招呼。
• 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。
• 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？
• The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
  我保罗亲笔问安。
• Both changed colour, one looked white, the other red. Mr. Wickham, after a few moments, touched his hat& a salutation which Mr. Darcy just deigned to return.
  两个人都变了脸色，一个惨白，一个通红，过了一会儿，韦翰先生按了按帽子，达西先生勉强回了一下礼。
• 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 Dragon Boat Festival there is every kind of culture, the Dragon Boat Festival is just to give our heart to different cultures to a salutation.
  端午节里面有各式各样的文化，端午节只不过是给了我们内心一个向不同的文化去致敬的理由。
• 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。
• The sun goes to cross the Western sea, leaving its last salutation to the East.
  当太阳横过西方的海面时，对着东方留下他的最后的敬礼。