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

• 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。
• This was a kind of salutation to the whole assembly.
  他是在对整个集体打招呼。
• A simple Sun Salutation takes a few minutes and can be done just about anywhere.
  一套简单的瑜伽仅仅花费几分钟，所以在哪都可以练习。
• 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。
• 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 boat tooted its whistle in salutation.
  那条船鸣汽笛致意。
• Such is the salutation to the dawn.
  这就是你对黎明的敬礼。
• 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。
• In one salutation to thee, my God, let all my senses spread out.
  在我对你的膜拜中，我的上帝，让我在你的脚下。
• 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？