farewell
英 [fe?'wel]
美 [,f?r'w?l]
- n. 告別，辭別；再見；再會
- int. 別了！（常含有永別或不容易再見面的意思）；再會！
- adj. 告別的
助記提示
1、fare (v.) + well (adv.)
2、fare (v.) 的古語含義為：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, 遠行。well, 一路順風。
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.
雙語例句
- 1. She bade farewell to her son.
- 她和兒子道了別。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I bade farewell to all the friends I had made in Paris.
- 我告別了我在巴黎結交的所有朋友。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He bade his wife farewell and set out on his journey.
- 他辭別了妻子便啟程了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. His farewell speech marked his exit from politics.
- 他的告別演說是他退出政界的標志.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She gave him a light peck of farewell.
- 她給了他一個匆匆的吻道別.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》