farewell

英 [fe?'wel] 美[,f?r'w?l]
  • n. 告別,辭別;再見(jiàn);再會(huì)
  • int. 別了!(常含有永別或不容易再見(jiàn)面的意思);再會(huì)!
  • adj. 告別的

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?farewells;

助記提示


1、fare (v.) + well (adv.)
2、fare (v.) 的古語(yǔ)含義為:旅行、旅途。因此,該詞的字面含義為:旅途愉快。由此引申為:道別、告辭之意。

中文詞源


farewell 告別

fare, 遠(yuǎn)行。well, 一路順風(fēng)。

英文詞源


farewell (interj.)
expression at parting, late 14c., from Middle English faren wel, verbal phrase attested by c. 1200 (see fare (v.) + well (adv.)); usually said to the departing person, who replied with good-bye. As a noun, "a good-bye, a leave-taking," by early 15c. Expression to a fare-thee-well "to the last degree" is by 1884, American English.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. She bade farewell to her son.
她和兒子道了別。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. I bade farewell to all the friends I had made in Paris.
我告別了我在巴黎結(jié)交的所有朋友。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. He bade his wife farewell and set out on his journey.
他辭別了妻子便啟程了.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. His farewell speech marked his exit from politics.
他的告別演說(shuō)是他退出政界的標(biāo)志.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. She gave him a light peck of farewell.
她給了他一個(gè)匆匆的吻道別.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》