单词 | hello |
释义 | hello (once / 641 pages) n Hello! Hi! How are you doing? Hello is a salutation or greeting commonly used to begin conversations or telephone calls. Hello has been used as an English greeting since the 19th century. Most agree that it is related to the older French exclamation “Holà” — which means essentially “Ho there!” — like you might say to a horse to tell it to stop. Nowadays it’s still used to get someone’s attention but instead of stopping you’re starting something — usually a chat. Hallo and Hullo are variations of Hello used by British English speakers. WORD FAMILYhello: hellos USAGE EXAMPLESBy design, Kai utters that hello once every seventeen times. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) Hello, good afternoon and happy old 2016 to you all. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) He greeted 2016 with “Hello,” and ended with a Christmas classic. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) n an expression of greeting every morning they exchanged polite hellos Syn|Hyper hi, how-do-you-do, howdy, hullo greeting, salutation (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) |
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