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salutation怎么读？

salutation

英 [,sæljʊ'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美['sæljʊ'teʃən]

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近义词greeting hail hello

n. 称呼；问候；招呼；寒喧

GRE畅通词汇

词态变化

复数: salutations;

中文词源

salutation 打招呼，致意

来自 salute,致意，打招呼，-ation,名词后缀。

英文词源

salutation (n.): late 14c., from Old French salutacion "greeting," from Latin salutationem (nominative salutatio) "a greeting, saluting," noun of action from past participle stem of salutare "to greet" (see salute (v.)). As a word of greeting (elliptical for "I offer salutation") it is recorded from 1530s. Related: Salutations.

双语例句

1. The old man moved away, raising his hand in salutation.: 老人一边举手致意一边走远了。

2. Jackson nodded a salutation.: 杰克逊点头打招呼。

3. When he saw the principal, he raised his hand in salutation.: 他看到校长时举手敬礼.

4. Try to avoid the too frequent use of such Latin words as juxtaposition, animadvert, salutation, recapitulate.: 尽量不要经常使用这些拉丁词语,比如juxtaposition, animadvert, salutation, recapitulate.

5. Patroni waved his cigar in salutation and honked his horn twice.: 佩特罗尼挥动雪茄表示敬意,并且按了两下喇叭.