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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• My question is whether to use a colon, comma, or dash after the salutation.
  称谓后面是要用冒号、逗点还是破折号。
• 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。