salutation
n . 招呼,寒喧,问候
招呼,寒喧,问候
salutation n 1 :
an act of honor or courteous recognition ; "
a musical salute to the composer on his birthday " [
synonym : {
salute },
{
salutation }]
2 : (
usually plural )
an acknowledgment or expression of good will (
especially on meeting ) [
synonym : {
greeting }, {
salutation }]
3 :
word of greeting used to begin a letter Salutation \
Sal `
u *
ta "
tion \,
n . [
L .
salutatio :
cf .
F .
salutation .
See {
Salute }.]
The act of saluting ,
or paying respect or reverence ,
by the customary words or actions ;
the act of greeting ,
or expressing good will or courtesy ;
also ,
that which is uttered or done in saluting or greeting .
[
1913 Webster ]
In all public meetings or private addresses ,
use those forms of salutation ,
reverence ,
and decency usual amongst the most sober persons . --
Jer .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Greeting ;
salute ;
address .
Usage : {
Salutation }, {
Greeting }, {
Salute }.
Greeting is the general word for all manner of expressions of recognition ,
agreeable or otherwise ,
made when persons meet or communicate with each other .
A greeting may be hearty and loving ,
chilling and offensive ,
or merely formal ,
as in the opening sentence of legal documents .
Salutation more definitely implies a wishing well ,
and is used of expressions at parting as well as at meeting .
It is used especially of uttered expressions of good will .
Salute ,
while formerly and sometimes still in the sense of either greeting or salutation ,
is now used specifically to denote a conventional demonstration not expressed in words .
The guests received a greeting which relieved their embarrassment ,
offered their salutations in well -
chosen terms ,
and when they retired ,
as when they entered ,
made a deferential salute .
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1913 Webster ]
Woe unto you ,
Pharisees !
for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues ,
and greetings in the markets . --
Luke xi .
43 .
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When Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary ,
the babe leaped in her womb . --
Luke i .
41 .
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I shall not trouble my reader with the first salutes of our three friends . --
Addison .
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1913 Webster ]
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "
salutation ":
accost ,
address ,
bend ,
bending the knee ,
bob ,
bow ,
bowing and scraping ,
citation ,
curtsy ,
dipping the colors ,
embrace ,
eulogy ,
genuflection ,
greeting ,
hail ,
hand -
clasp ,
handshake ,
hello ,
homage ,
how -
do -
you -
do ,
hug ,
inclination ,
kiss ,
kneeling ,
kowtow ,
making a leg ,
nod ,
obeisance ,
obsequiousness ,
panegyric ,
presenting arms ,
prostration ,
reverence ,
salaam ,
salute ,
scrape ,
servility ,
smile ,
smile of recognition ,
standing at attention ,
submission ,
submissiveness ,
tribute ,
wave Salutation "
Eastern modes of salutation are not unfrequently so prolonged as to become wearisome and a positive waste of time .
The profusely polite Arab asks so many questions after your health ,
your happiness ,
your welfare ,
your house ,
and other things ,
that a person ignorant of the habits of the country would imagine there must be some secret ailment or mysterious sorrow oppressing you ,
which you wished to conceal ,
so as to spare the feelings of a dear ,
sympathizing friend ,
but which he ,
in the depth of his anxiety ,
would desire to hear of .
I have often listened to these prolonged salutations in the house ,
the street ,
and the highway ,
and not unfrequently I have experienced their tedious monotony ,
and I have bitterly lamented useless waste of time " (
Porter ,
Through Samaria ,
etc .).
The work on which the disciples were sent forth was one of urgency ,
which left no time for empty compliments and prolonged greetings (
Luke 10 :
4 ).
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