An exclamation of greeting or salutation; now poetic and rhetorical, and usually implying respectful… absol. with vocative.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of greeting (32) hailc1200 An exclamation of greeting or salutation; now poetic and rhetorical, and usually implying respectful… absol. with vocative. all haila1393 ‘(I wish you) all health!’. Used as a salutation expressing an affectionate or respectful greeting or welcome to a person. Also used (frequently with… yoa1475 An exclamation used to attract attention, to express warning, surprise, etc., or to incite or encourage action; hey! Later (colloquial (frequently in… salutation1535 Elliptically for ‘I offer salutation’. archaic. hail1604 An exclamation of greeting or salutation; now poetic and rhetorical, and usually implying respectful… with to. chin chin1625 Expressing a respectful greeting or valediction, originally as said when making the traditional Chinese gesture of greeting or valediction (see… wassaila1643 As a mere salutation. quasi-archaic. hallo1841 A shout or exclamation to call attention, or expressing some degree of surprise (e.g. on meeting some one unexpectedly). Cf. halloo, v. Frequently… hello1853 Used as a greeting. Also in extended use. good day1857 Australian and New Zealand. Used as a familiar greeting; ‘hello’, ‘hi’. Frequently in good day mate. Now usually in shortened forms: see g'day, int. hi1862 A word of greeting. colloquial (chiefly North American). all right1868 Used as a greeting: ‘hello’, ‘how are you?’ g'day1894 Used as a familiar greeting; ‘hello’, ‘hi’. Frequently in g'day mate. Cf. good day, int. 2. 'lo1913 = hello, int. 3. ciao1929 An informal Italian greeting or farewell (also affected as a fashionable expression by English speakers): hello, good-bye. hiya1940 A word of greeting. hidey1941 A word of greeting. well-done1971 In parts of Africa, esp. Nigeria and Uganda: used as a friendly greeting or salutation, esp. when encountering a person at work or in a state of… wagwan1983 ‘What's going on?’ ‘What's happening?’ Frequently used as an informal greeting. Cf. what's gwan at gwan, v. b. Subcategories:— at specific times of day (5) — in Jewish society (2) — in India (1) — in South Pacific (2) — Maori (1) — native American (1) — in South Africa (1) |
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