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

• 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。
• Applaud in salutation properly when enjoying art performances or contests.
  观看演出，比赛适度鼓掌致意。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Besides, a memorandum does not need a salutation and complimentary close.
  另外，备忘录中通常不用称呼及结尾敬语。
• They are letterhead, reference and date, inside address, salutation, body, complimentary close, and signature.
  信头、参考编号和日期、封内标址、称呼、正文、结为谦称和签名。
• 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。
• 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。
• We usually begin a letter with a salutation.
  我们通常用称呼作为一封信的开头。