salutation
noun /ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn/
/ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn/
- [countable, uncountable] (formal) something that you say to welcome or say hello to somebody; the action of welcoming or saying hello to somebody
招呼;致意;打招呼;致意的动作 - They greeted the newcomers with friendly salutations.
他们友好地向新来的人致意。 - He raised his hand in salutation.
他抬起手以示致意。
- They greeted the newcomers with friendly salutations.
- [countable] (specialist) the words that are used in a letter to address the person you are writing to, for example ‘Dear Sir’
(信函中如 Dear Sir 之类的)称呼语
词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin salutatio(n-), from salutare ‘pay one's respects to’, from salus, salut- ‘health’.