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单词 tot siens
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tot siensn.

Brit. /ˌtɒt ˈsiːns/, U.S. /ˌtɑt ˈsins/, South African English /ˌtɒt ˈsiːns/
Forms: Also totsiens.
Etymology: Afrikaans tot (weer) siens ‘until we meet again’, < Dutch tot until + zien to see.
South African.
A formula of farewell: au revoir, till I see you again.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > expressions of leave-taking > for temporary absence
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olive oil1880
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T.T.F.N.1948
see you later, alligator1954
1937 S. Cloete Turning Wheels ix. 142Tot Siens. Tot siens,’ they cried, their voices growing fainter.
1948 H. V. Morton In Search of S. Afr. ii. 52 We said good-bye, with a tot siens or two and one ‘s' long folks’.
1963 A. Delius Day Natal took Off 72 This is, then, not good-bye, only totsiens.
1974 Argus (Cape Town) 30 July 22/9 Tot siens! May you come back to Britain soon.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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