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　

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’

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'.

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

Without speaking or giving any kind of salutation, Martin went out, closing the door silently behind him.
马丁一言不发，也没有打什么招呼，就走了出去，悄悄地随手关上了门。
The boat tooted its whistle in salutation.
那条船鸣汽笛致意。
The sun goes to cross the Western sea, leaving its last salutation to the East.
当太阳横过西方的海面时，对着东方留下他的最后的敬礼。
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。
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？
Such is the salutation to the dawn.
这就是你对黎明的敬礼。
You write a formal business letter with your company's address and the recipient's address in the salutation at the top of the letter.
撰写正式的商业信件时，公司地址和收件人地址将写在信件顶部的开头称呼语中。
The Dragon Boat Festival there is every kind of culture, the Dragon Boat Festival is just to give our heart to different cultures to a salutation.
端午节里面有各式各样的文化，端午节只不过是给了我们内心一个向不同的文化去致敬的理由。
This was a kind of salutation to the whole assembly.
他是在对整个集体打招呼。
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
我保罗亲笔问安。