valediction

n. 告别, 告别辞

发音

UK /ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən/
AU

词形变化

valedictions 复数 valedictions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A speech made when leaving or parting company.

  2. 2.

    The act of parting company.

  3. 3.

    A word or phrase said upon leaving, such as "farewell" or "adieu".

  4. 4.

    A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

valedictory

上位词 5

leave farewell parting oratory leave-taking

词源

First attested in 1614; borrowed from New Latin valedictiō, from valedīcō (“to bid farewell”) + -tiō, from valē (“farewell, so long”) + dīcō (“to say”). By surface analysis, valedict + -ion.

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