- [countable, uncountable] (formal)
something that you say to welcome or say hello to somebody; the action of welcoming or saying hello to somebody 招呼；致意；打招呼；致意的动作 They greeted the newcomers with friendly salutations. 他们友好地向新来的人致意。 He raised his hand in salutation. 他抬起手以示致意。
- [countable] (specialist)
the words that are used in a letter to address the person you are writing to, for example ‘Dear Sir’ （信函中如 Dear Sir 之类的）称呼语
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin salutatio(n-), from salutare ‘pay one's respects to’, from salus, salut- ‘health’.