| 释义 |
greet
I. \ˈgrēt, usu -ēd.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English greten, from Old English grētan; akin to Old High German gruozen to address, attack, Old Norse grœta to cause to weep; causative from the root of English greet (III)
transitive verb
1. : to address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes : salute or accost in a friendly or courteous manner : pay respects or compliments to personally, through another, or by writing or token : hail, welcome
< my lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you — Shakespeare >
2. obsolete : to offer felicitations on
3. : to meet or receive with a salutation, demonstration, or other evidence of approbation or occasionally of reproach
< the candidate was greeted with cheers >
< greeting their former hero with catcalls and boos >
4. : to appear or present itself to : be perceived by
< offensive odors greet the nose >
< a surprising sight greeted her eyes >
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to meet and give salutations
2. obsolete : meet, encounter
II. noun
(-s)
obsolete : greeting
III. \ˈgrēt\ intransitive verb
(grat \ˈgrat\ ; grut·ten \ˈgrətən\ ; greeting ; greets)
Etymology: Middle English greten, from Old English grætan; akin to Old Norse grāta to weep, Gothic gretan, and perhaps to Latin hirrire to whimper, Sanskrit gharghara crackling, rattling
1. chiefly Scotland : weep, cry, lament
2. obsolete : to call in entreaty or anger
IV. noun
Etymology: Middle English gret, grete, from greten, v., to weep
now chiefly Scotland : weeping, sobbing
V. noun
Etymology: Middle English gret, grete — more at grit
dialect England : finely crushed earth or rock |