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

• 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。
• 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。
• Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
  爱，便是众天使向群星的膜拜。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Such is the salutation to the dawn.
  这就是你对黎明的敬礼。
• 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？
• 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。